Computerized neurocognitive training for improving dietary health and facilitating weight loss

Forman, Evan M.; Manasse, Stephanie M.; Dallal, Diane H.; Crochiere, Rebecca J; Loyka, Caitlin; Butryn, Meghan L.; Juarascio, Adrienne S.; Houben, Katrijn

doi:10.1007/s10865-019-00024-5

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“…Palatable food was chosen as the stimulus of interest given evidence in binge‐type EDs suggesting ABs for such stimuli (Stojek et al, ). Stimuli were food and nonfood images determined as part of a larger study conducted by Juarascio and colleagues (Forman et al, ). Conducted through Amazon's Mechanical Turk, 65 participants (ages, 18–65 years; BMI, M = 25.05 ± 4.73) rated savory and sweet food images on tastiness (“0‐not at all” and “5‐extremely”).…”

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The momentary interplay of affect, attention bias, and expectancies as predictors of binge eating in the natural environment

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Mason

Juarascio

et al. 2020

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective: Affect regulation, eating expectancies, and attention toward food-related cues are interrelated constructs that have been implicated in the maintenance of binge eating. While these processes show considerable temporal variability, the momentary associations between these domains have not been elucidated. This study examined a model that posited momentary fluctuations in affect, eating expectancies, and attention bias (AB) would interact to predict subsequent binge eating.Method: Forty women who endorsed recurrent binge eating completed a 10-day ecological momentary assessment protocol with ambulatory measures of AB (i.e., dot-probe task with palatable food and neutral cues) and self-report assessments of positive and negative affect, eating expectancies (i.e., the belief that eating would improve one's mood), and binge-eating symptoms.Results: Generalized linear mixed models indicated higher momentary AB toward palatable food was associated with increased risk of subsequent binge eating, and a two-way interaction showed that moments of higher eating expectancies and negative affect were associated with increased likelihood of subsequent binge eating. Also, a three-way interaction emerged, in that the association between eating expectancies and subsequent binge eating was strongest at lower levels of positive affect and higher AB.Discussion: Together, findings partially supported hypotheses and demonstrate meaningful within-person fluctuations in AB that precede binge eating. Further, results demonstrate that the momentary influence of eating expectancies on binge eating depends on both affective state and attentional processes. K E Y W O R D S affect regulation, attention bias, binge eating, eating expectancies, ecological momentary assessment

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The momentary interplay of affect, attention bias, and expectancies as predictors of binge eating in the natural environment

Smith

Mason

Juarascio

et al. 2020

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…The ICT will consist of a Go/No Go task (GNG), where participants must respond to (via key press) or inhibit their responses to a presented nontarget (Nosek & Banaji, ). The ICT program (Unity) is downloadable and trainings are completed using participants' home computers as per the protocol followed in our previous ICT trial (Forman et al, ). During the weekly booster period, ICTs will be completed on lab computers following participants' therapy sessions.…”

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The project REBOOT protocol: Evaluating a personalized inhibitory control training as an adjunct to cognitive behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa and binge‐eating disorder

Manasse

Lampe

Gillikin

et al. 2020

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Outcomes from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge-eating disorder (BED) are suboptimal. One potential explanation is that CBT fails to adequately target inhibitory control (i.e., the ability to withhold an automatic response), which is a key maintenance factor for binge eating. Computerized inhibitory control training (ICT) is a promising method for improving inhibitory control but is relatively untested in BN/BED. The present study will evaluate a computer-based ICT as an adjunct to CBT for BN/BED. Participants with BN (n = 30) or BED (n = 30) will be randomized to 12 weeks of either CBT + ICT or CBT + a sham training. Trainings will be completed daily for 4 weeks and weekly for 8 weeks. Primary aims include the following: (a) confirm target engagement (evaluate whether ICT improves inhibitory control), (b) test target validation (evaluate whether improvements in inhibitory control are associated with improvements in binge eating), and (c) evaluate the incremental efficacy of ICT on binge eating. Secondary aims include the following:(a) evaluate ICT feasibility and acceptability and (b) assess the moderating effects of approach tendencies on highly palatable food, dietary restraint, and diagnosis. Data will be used to shape a fully powered clinical trial designed to assess efficacy and dose-response effects of ICT for BN/BED. K E Y W O R D S binge-eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, cognitive behavioral therapy, inhibitory control training

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“…Gamification in healthcare is expanding: gamification elements help treat eating disorders in children (Chow, et al, 2020) and adults (Forman, et al, 2019). Gamification is used in stroke rehabilitation therapy to guide rehabilitation exercises (Alankus and Kelleher, 2015), to manage cardiovascular disease patients (Derboven, Voorend and Slegers, 2020), smoking prevention strategies (Luna-Perejon, et al, 2019), and wellbeing programs (Lin and Windasari, 2019).…”

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Innovation in project management education - let’s get serious!

Tews¹,

Skulmoski²,

Langston³

et al. 2020

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More educators use serious games (e.g., games where the primary objective is learning rather than enjoyment) to enhance learning due to benefits such as improved understanding and engagement. However, using serious games within project management education is not well understood. The aim of this research is to investigate project management serious games in higher education: i) determine the extent of gamification in PMI-accredited project management programs, and ii) survey university students about their experiences playing project management serious games. Two separate mixed-method studies reveal insights about serious games in higher education and where innovations may be leveraged. Traditional statistics were used to analyze quantitative data, and coding was used to analyze the qualitative data. The results from a global survey of ten PMI-accredited university programs suggest that serious games are embryonic but promising. A case study at one university reveals that students enjoy learning through games but caution against using games to formally assess students’ learning. The paper concludes with recommendations for further research and development.

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Computerized neurocognitive training for improving dietary health and facilitating weight loss

Cited by 44 publications

References 58 publications

The momentary interplay of affect, attention bias, and expectancies as predictors of binge eating in the natural environment

The momentary interplay of affect, attention bias, and expectancies as predictors of binge eating in the natural environment

The project REBOOT protocol: Evaluating a personalized inhibitory control training as an adjunct to cognitive behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa and binge‐eating disorder

Innovation in project management education - let’s get serious!

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