Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Emotional eating, or eating in response to negative emotions, is a commonly reported short-term emotion regulation strategy but has been shown to be ineffective in the long term. Most emotional eating interventions based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) have been delivered in the context of weight loss trials, highlighting a need for ACT-based emotional eating interventions in weight-neutral contexts.
OBJECTIVE: This proof-of-concept study aimed to test the acceptability and efficacy potential of a brief virtual ACT workshop for emotional eating in a small sample of adults identifying as emotional eaters.
METHODS: Twenty-six adult emotional eaters completed an ACT workshop delivered in two 1.5-h sessions over two weeks. The workshop targeted awareness and acceptance of emotions and eating urges, and valued actions around eating.
RESULTS: The acceptability of the workshop was demonstrated by high participant satisfaction. Significant improvements on all outcome measures were found and maintained up to 3 months follow-up.
CONCLUSIONS: These proof-of-concept findings suggest that a brief virtual ACT workshop may improve emotional eating and associated ACT processes. Results from this study can inform a future randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of the workshop and the role of theoretical processes of change.
BACKGROUND: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04457804.
METHODS: Level IV, evidence obtained from multiple time series with the intervention.
OBJECTIVE: This proof-of-concept study aimed to test the acceptability and efficacy potential of a brief virtual ACT workshop for emotional eating in a small sample of adults identifying as emotional eaters.
METHODS: Twenty-six adult emotional eaters completed an ACT workshop delivered in two 1.5-h sessions over two weeks. The workshop targeted awareness and acceptance of emotions and eating urges, and valued actions around eating.
RESULTS: The acceptability of the workshop was demonstrated by high participant satisfaction. Significant improvements on all outcome measures were found and maintained up to 3 months follow-up.
CONCLUSIONS: These proof-of-concept findings suggest that a brief virtual ACT workshop may improve emotional eating and associated ACT processes. Results from this study can inform a future randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of the workshop and the role of theoretical processes of change.
BACKGROUND: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04457804.
METHODS: Level IV, evidence obtained from multiple time series with the intervention.
摘要：
背景：情绪化饮食，或者为了应对负面情绪而进食，是一种常见的短期情绪调节策略，但已被证明在长期无效。大多数基于接受和承诺疗法（ACT）的情绪饮食干预措施都是在减肥试验的背景下进行的。强调在体重中性的情况下需要基于ACT的情绪饮食干预。
目的：这项概念验证研究旨在测试一个简短的ACT虚拟工作坊的可接受性和功效潜力，该工作坊用于情感饮食的一小部分成年人被认定为情感饮食者。
方法：26名成人情绪饮食者在两周内完成了两个1.5小时的ACT研讨会。讲习班有针对性地认识和接受情绪和饮食冲动，和重视饮食行为。
结果：研讨会的可接受性表现为参与者的高满意度。发现了所有结果指标的显着改善，并维持了长达3个月的随访。
结论：这些概念验证结果表明，简短的虚拟ACT研讨会可能会改善情绪饮食和相关的ACT过程。这项研究的结果可以为未来的随机对照试验提供信息，以测试研讨会的有效性以及理论变化过程的作用。
背景：ClinicalTrials.gov，NCT04457804证据级别：IV级，从干预的多个时间序列中获得的证据。
目的：这项概念验证研究旨在测试一个简短的ACT虚拟工作坊的可接受性和功效潜力，该工作坊用于情感饮食的一小部分成年人被认定为情感饮食者。
方法：26名成人情绪饮食者在两周内完成了两个1.5小时的ACT研讨会。讲习班有针对性地认识和接受情绪和饮食冲动，和重视饮食行为。
结果：研讨会的可接受性表现为参与者的高满意度。发现了所有结果指标的显着改善，并维持了长达3个月的随访。
结论：这些概念验证结果表明，简短的虚拟ACT研讨会可能会改善情绪饮食和相关的ACT过程。这项研究的结果可以为未来的随机对照试验提供信息，以测试研讨会的有效性以及理论变化过程的作用。
背景：ClinicalTrials.gov，NCT04457804证据级别：IV级，从干预的多个时间序列中获得的证据。
