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Holistic Self Care (weight loss)
Sue Popkess-Vawter
RN, PhD, ARNP
Professor
School of Nursing
University of Kansas |
Nurses are confused about appropriate
interventions for overweight women who weight
cycle--that is, experience repeated periods of weight
loss followed by weight regain. Women continue to
suffer the negative physical, psychological, and
financial consequences of weight cycling, which is
related to increased adiposity, an additional
important health risk. Moderately successful,
long-term weight control treatments are programs that
have a combined intervention prescribing both
controlled amounts of health food intake and aerobic
exercise. Although such a physical program can promote
weight loss, the psychological components often are
not considered and are the reasons why so many
diet/exercise programs fail. The Holistic Self-Care
Model combines the successful physical, cognitive, and
psychological essentials of healthy approaches for
weight reduction as a means of stopping weight cycling
and promoting weight control.
(Extract from: Entrez PubMed
Holistic Self-Care Model for permanent weight control.
Popkess-Vawter S. J Holist Nurs. 1993
Dec;11(4):341-55.)
Popkess-Vawter developed a
weight management program that can put an end to yo-yo
dieting. She used Apter’s Reversal Theory, which holds
that people naturally move among eight specific but
mutually exclusive mental states, as a basis for
cognitive restructuring to identify negative self-talk
that can lead to overeating.
(Extract from:
Sue Popkess-Vawter - Faculty Profile, School of
Nursing. University of Kansas)
The Program
The program follows the
clinical weight management guidelines set forth by the
National Dietetic Association, National Institute of
Mental Health, and the National Diabetes Association.
During the program, participants will learn:
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Ways to individualize
daily eating and exercise habits to fit personal
lifestyles.
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Daily eating of six
smaller meals including low fat and low glycemic
index foods to satisfy hunger without dieting.
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Sneaky ways of
getting exercise to fit hectic schedules.
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Healthy “self-talk”
to conquer negative thinking that triggers
overeating, skipping regular exercise, and feeling
bad about self.
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Inner focus to
balance mind, body, and spirit.
A weight management
instructor will lead this eight-week program that
consists of eight 50-60 minute “Lunch and Learn”
teleclasses. (Extract from:
The LIFELINE Healthy Weight Program)
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Website:
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Sue Popkess-Vawter - Faculty Profile, School of
Nursing. University of Kansas.
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Concept Analysis: Holism -
Holistic Care: Reality
or Fantasy? Stephanie Stephens, C-ARNP, MSN.
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing. Graceland
University. Sue Popkess-Vawter, ARNP, PhD.
Professor, School of Nursing. University of Kansas
Medical Center.
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Selected Publications:
- Popkess-Vawter, S.
(1993). Holistic self-care model for permanent
weight control. Journal of Holistic Nursing
11, 341-355.
- Popkess-Vawter, S., Gerkovich,
M.M.,& Wendel, S. Development of the Tension Stress
Scale. Journal of Nursing Measurement.
- Popkess-Vawter, S. & Owens, V.
(1999). "Use of the BULIT screening questionnaire to
assess risk and progress in weight management for
overweight women who weight cycle", Addictive
Behaviors, 24(4), 497-507.
- Popkess-Vawter, S.
(2000) Weight management counseling. In: Dossey,
B.M., Keegan, L. & Guzzetta (Eds.) Holistic
Nursing: A Handbook for Practice. Aspen
Publishers, Inc.,
Gaithersburg ,
Maryland ,
USA
.
- Popkess-Vawter, S. &
Turner, J. (2001) Beyond calories and fat grams: am
I deserving of successful weight loss? Nutrition
17, 362-363.
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