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Longitudinal Effects of a Digital Weight Management Program on Weight Loss: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Obesity Science & Practice
Objective Digital weight management (WM) programs have emerged as a novel solution for facilitating successful weight loss. However, there is a lack of long‐term, rigorous evaluations of digital WM programs, and there is high variability in weight loss ...
Meaghan McCallum, Robert G. Moulder, Sydney Earl, Kelly Blessing, Paige Thompson, M. Cole Ainsworth, Matt Baldwin, Christine N. May   +7 more
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Optimizing Self-Monitoring in a Digital Weight Loss Intervention (Spark): Protocol for a Factorial Randomized Trial [PDF]

JMIR Research Protocols
BackgroundSelf-monitoring is a vital component of behavioral obesity treatment. It often involves tracking dietary intake, physical activity, and body weight.
Michele L Patel, Abby C King, Lisa G Rosas, Gary G Bennett, Linda M Collins, John A Gallis, Amanda B Zeitlin, Priya S Talreja, Phoebe C Crosthwaite, Kayla A Collins, Annalisa W Lim, Trudy S Kim   +11 more
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Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on initial weight loss in a digital weight management program: A natural experiment [PDF]

Obesity, 2021
AbstractObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic on initial weight loss during a digital weight management program.MethodsParticipants (n= 866,192; BMI 33.6 [SD 7.4] kg/m2) who joined a digital weight management program (WW) in the first 30 weeks of 2020 (COVID‐19 cohort) were compared ...
Tiffany Bullard, Adam Medcalf, Chad Rethorst, Gary D. Foster   +3 more
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Engagement in Digital Health App-Based Prevention Programs Is Associated With Weight Loss Among Adults Age 65+

Frontiers in Digital Health, 2022
BackgroundDigital health programs have been shown to be feasible and effective for the prevention of chronic diseases such as diabetes. Contrary to expectations, findings also suggest that older adults have higher levels of engagement with digital health
Lisa A. Auster-Gussman, Kimberly G. Lockwood, Sarah A. Graham, Viveka Pitter, OraLee H. Branch   +4 more
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Sustaining weight loss among adults with obesity using a digital meal planning and food purchasing platform for 12, 24, and 36 months: a longitudinal study

Nutrition Journal, 2021
Background Previous studies have shown that lifestyle changes, such as diet and exercise, can lead to weight loss, resulting in dramatic improvements in overall health and chronic disease risk.
Emily A. Hu, Mahesh Pasupuleti, Viet Nguyen, Jason Langheier, Dexter Shurney   +4 more
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Combining Persuasive System Design Principles and Behavior Change Techniques in Digital Interventions Supporting Long-term Weight Loss Maintenance: Design and Development of eCHANGE

JMIR Human Factors, 2022
BackgroundLong-term weight maintenance after weight loss is challenging, and innovative solutions are required. Digital technologies can support behavior change and, therefore, have the potential to be an effective tool for weight
Rikke Aune Asbjørnsen, Jøran Hjelmesæth, Mirjam Lien Smedsrød, Jobke Wentzel, Marianne Ollivier, Matthew M Clark, Julia E W C van Gemert-Pijnen, Lise Solberg Nes   +7 more
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Mental health diagnosis attenuates weight loss among older adults in a digital diabetes prevention program

Obesity Science & Practice, 2023
Objective Diabetes Prevention Programs (DPP) are effective at reducing diabetes incidence via clinically significant weight loss. Co‐morbid mental health condition(s) may reduce the effect of DPP administered in‐person and telephonically but this has not
Meghan Mayhew, Ning Smith, Stephen P. Fortmann, Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick   +3 more
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A 2.5-Year Weight Management Program Using Noom Health: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR Research Protocols, 2022
BackgroundOverweight and obesity are serious public health concerns. As the prevalence of excess weight among individuals continues to increase, there is a parallel need for inexpensive, highly accessible, and evidence-based ...
Robyn Sysko, Jessica Bibeau, Allison Boyar, Kayla Costello, Andreas Michaelides, Ellen Siobhan Mitchell, Annabel Susanin, Tom Hildebrandt   +7 more
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Patient Adherence to a Real-World Digital, Asynchronous Weight Loss Program in Australia That Combines Behavioural and GLP-1 RA Therapy: A Mixed Methods Study

Behavioral Sciences
Increasingly large numbers of people are using digital weight loss services (DWLSs) to treat being overweight and obesity. Although it is widely agreed that digital modalities improve access to care in general, obesity stakeholders remain concerned that ...
Louis Talay, Matt Vickers
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Comparison of weight change between face-to-face and digital delivery of the English National Health service diabetes prevention programme: An exploratory non-inferiority study with imputation of plausible weight outcomes

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023
Worldwide evidence suggests face-to-face diabetes prevention programmes are effective in preventing and delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes by encouraging behaviour change towards weight loss, healthy eating, and increased exercise. There is an absence
Antonia M. Marsden, Mark Hann, Emma Barron, Jamie Ross, Jonathan Valabhji, Elizabeth Murray, Sarah Cotterill   +6 more
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