The Aussie-FIT process evaluation: feasibility and acceptability of a weight loss intervention for men, delivered in Australian Football League settings

Dominika Kwasnicka; Craig Donnachie; Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani; Kate Hunt; Cindy M. Gray; Nikos Ntoumanis; Hannah McBride; Matthew D. McDonald; Robert U. Newton; Daniel F. Gucciardi; Jenny L. Olson; Sally Wyke; Philip J. Morgan; Deborah A. Kerr; Suzanne Robinson; Eleanor Quested

doi:10.1080/08870446.2021.1890730

The Aussie-FIT process evaluation: feasibility and acceptability of a weight loss intervention for men, delivered in Australian Football League settings

Dominika Kwasnicka
, Craig Donnachie
, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani
, Kate Hunt
, Cindy M. Gray
, Nikos Ntoumanis
, Hannah McBride
, Matthew D. McDonald
, Robert U. Newton
, Daniel F. Gucciardi
, Jenny L. Olson
, Sally Wyke
, Philip J. Morgan
, Deborah A. Kerr
, Suzanne Robinson
, Eleanor Quested^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

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Abstract

Objective: This process evaluation aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of Aussie-FIT, a group-based weight loss intervention for men with overweight and obesity in Australia.

Design: Process data and data collected from: (1) six-participant focus groups (n= 24), (2) coach interviews (n = 4), (3) audio recordings of Aussie-FIT sessions and (4) post-program participant surveys (n= 93) were analysed.

Main Outcome Measures: We explored the feasibility and acceptability of program setting and context, recruitment strategies, factors impacting implementation and mechanisms of impact.

Results: Recruitment via Australian Football League (AFL) clubs was highly effective; 426 men expressed interest within 3 days of advertising, 130 men took part. Program attendance was not consistently recorded by coaches. Coach interviews indicated a ‘core group of men’ participated in each session (typically 10–12 of 15 men). Program delivery proved feasible in the AFL context. Program acceptability and satisfaction were high. Internalisation of autonomous motives was identified as driving behaviour change. Behaviour change to support maintained weight loss was facilitated through habit formation, goal setting and effective management of multiple goals.

Conclusion: Aussie-FIT sets a blueprint for future weight loss interventions that utilise behaviour change strategies and principles of self-determined motivation to support men to lose weight. Trial Registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12617000515392.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	470-489
Number of pages	20
Journal	Psychology and Health
Volume	37
Issue number	4
Early online date	9 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1890730
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2022

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Keywords

behaviour change
diet
motivation
physical activity
Process evaluation
self-determination
weight loss

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Applied Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Kwasnicka, D., Donnachie, C., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Hunt, K., Gray, C. M., Ntoumanis, N., McBride, H., McDonald, M. D., Newton, R. U., Gucciardi, D. F., Olson, J. L., Wyke, S., Morgan, P. J., Kerr, D. A., Robinson, S., & Quested, E. (2022). The Aussie-FIT process evaluation: feasibility and acceptability of a weight loss intervention for men, delivered in Australian Football League settings. Psychology and Health, 37(4), 470-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1890730

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The Aussie-FIT process evaluation: feasibility and acceptability of a weight loss intervention for men, delivered in Australian Football League settings

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