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JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Volume 50, Issue 2, Pages 201-203Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.04.018
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- Children's Research Center of Michigan
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Purpose: To pilot motivational interviewing (MI) targeting weight-related behaviors in African American adolescents with body mass index >85th percentile. Methods: A total of 44 adolescents were randomly assigned to MI or nutrition counseling with baseline and 3-month assessment. Results: MI group reported improved eating behaviors and activity motivation. Conclusion: Brief clinic-based MI interventions merit further study in this population. (C) 2012 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.
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