Table 4. Psychosocial measurements1.
| Prepackaged Regular Entrée | Prepackaged Entrée Higher Protein | Standard Self-Selected Diet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | |||
| Physical QOL | 84.8 (1.5) | 85.6 (1.4) | 87.8 (1.8) |
| Mental QOL | 82.4 (1.6) | 82.6 (1.6) | 81.9 (2.2) |
| Meal Satisfaction | |||
| Appearance | 3.9 (0.1) | 4.0 (0.1) | 4.1 (0.1) |
| Taste | 4.0 (0.1) | 4.1 (0.1) | 4.2 (0.1) |
| Disinhibition | 6.9 (0.4) | 7.3 (0.4) | 8.0 (0.5) |
| Hunger | 4.6 (0.4) | 5.0 (0.4) | 5.0 (0.6) |
| Restraint | 9.8 (0.6) | 9.7 (0.5) | 9.3 (0.7) |
| PANAS | |||
| Negative Affect Today | 6.1 (0.2) | 6.0 (0.2) | 6.6 (0.4) |
| Positive Affect Today | 17.7 (0.5) | 17.7 (0.5) | 18.7 (0.6) |
| Negative Affect Days | 6.5 (0.2) | 6.5 (0.3) | 6.9 (0.4) |
| Positive Affect Days | 17.2 (0.5) | 17.8 (0.5) | 18.0 (0.6) |
| Negative Affect Weeks | 6.7 (0.2) | 6.8 (0.3) | 7.4 (0.4) |
| Positive Affect Weeks | 17.2 (0.5) | 17.7 (0.5) | 17.8 (0.6) |
| I look good | 5.2 (0.2) | 4.9 (0.3) | 5.4 (0.2) |
| Confident I can lose | 8.6 (0.2) | 8.7 (0.2) | 9.1 (0.2) |
| Month 1 | |||
| Meal Satisfaction | |||
| Appearance | 4.0 (0.1) | 4.1 (0.1) | 4.2 (0.1) |
| Taste | 4.0 (0.1) | 4.1 (0.1) | 4.3 (0.1) |
| Disinhibition | 5.7 (0.4)* | 5.9 (0.3)* | 5.9 (0.7) |
| Hunger | 3.5 (0.4) | 3.9 (0.3)* | 3.6 (0.5) |
| Restraint | 15.5 (0.5)* | 15.1 (0.5)* | 14.8 (0.8) |
| Month 3 | |||
| Physical QOL | 86.9 (1.7) | 87.5 (1.3) | 88.7 (1.8) |
| Mental QOL | 87.9 (1.5)* | 86.3 (1.5) | 82.1 (2.8) |
| Meal Satisfaction | |||
| Appearance | 4.1 (0.1) | 4.0 (0.1) | 4.2 (0.1) |
| Taste | 4.1 (0.1) | 4.0 (0.1) | 4.2 (0.1) |
| Disinhibition | 4.6 (0.3)* | 5.0 (0.3)* | 5.6 (0.6)* |
| Hunger | 3.1 (0.3)* | 3.1 (0.3)* | 3.1 (0.5)* |
| Restraint | 16.1 (0.4)* | 16.3 (0.5)* | 15.3 (0.6)* |
| PANAS | |||
| Negative Affect Today | 5.7 (0.2) | 6.1 (0.2) | 6.5 (0.3) |
| Positive Affect Today | 19.7 (0.5)* | 19.3 (0.5)* | 19.0 (0.5) |
| Negative Affect Days | 6.3 (0.3) | 6.6 (0.3) | 6.9 (0.4) |
| Positive Affect Days | 19.9 (0.5)* | 19.5 (0.5)* | 18.8 (0.5) |
| Negative Affect Weeks | 6.2 (0.2) | 6.8 (0.3) | 6.7 (0.4) |
| Positive Affect Weeks | 19.9 (0.5)* | 19.6 (0.5)* | 19.1 (0.5) |
| I look good | 7.0 (0.3)* | 7.0 (0.2)* | 6.7 (0.3)* |
| Confident I can lose | 9.0 (0.2) | 8.7 (0.2) | 7.9 (0.4)** |
QOL = quality of life; PANAS = Positive and Negative Affect Schedule.
1
Values shown are mean (SEM).
*
P<0.01 compared with baseline, paired t-test.
**
P=0.03 between intervention and control groups, t-test.