Associations between program outcomes and adherence to Social Cognitive Theory tasks: process evaluation of the SHED-IT community weight loss trial for men

Table 3 Social support strategies recorded during the SHED-IT program (n = 67)

	Overall	Month 1	Month 2	Month 3	P-value^b
Strategies Recorded
Two	23.9	32.8	22.4	16.4	0.04
One	6.0	10.4	3.0	4.5
None	70.1	56.7	74.6	79.1
Quality Strategies Recorded
Two	12.9	25.4	7.5	6.0	<0.01
One	8.0	9.0	10.4	4.5
None	79.1	65.7	82.1	89.6
Who? ^a
Partner/Wife	36.5	47.3	27.3	25.9	0.02
Himself	33.9	14.5	48.5	55.6
Child(ren)/Grandchild(ren)	15.7	20.0	15.2	7.4
Friend(s)	6.1	9.1	3.0	3.7
Work Colleague(s)	6.1	5.5	6.1	7.4
Dog(s)	1.7	3.7	0	0
What? ^a
Walk	34.8	40.4	30.3	29.6	0.51
Sport/Gymnasium	12.5	7.7	18.2	14.8
Avoid Purchasing Unhealthy /Fast Food	11.6	15.4	6.1	11.1
Alcohol Intake	7.1	11.5	3.0	3.7
Participate In/Support SHED-IT Program	5.4	3.8	6.1	7.4
Ride Bike	2.7	3.8	3.0	0
Other	25.9	17.3	33.3	33.3

Data presented as %, the percentage of participants recording the specified variable. Results were combined for Online and Resources groups. Quality social support strategy defined as engaging a person other than themselves in a supportive activity. P-value represents the comparison between each month. ^aReported as the percentage of the total number of social support strategies recorded. ^bBolded p value is statistically significant (p <0.05).

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