Effect of a novel telehealth device for dietary cognitive behavioral intervention in overweight or obesity care.

ABSTRACT: Obesity has become a major public health issue which relate to numerous physical problems and highly comorbid with depression and anxiety. Recently, some studies of technology-based interventions for weight reduction emerged to overcome the barriers from time, cost and distance. Mood component and eating behavior related to obesity are less discussed so far with technology-based intervention though. This pilot study was aimed to investigate the effect of telehealth assisted intervention on weight reduction, mood status, and eating behavior change under a smartphone application (app) with novel 3D food picture recognition and incorporated with cognitive behavioral training programs. Adult aged 30-60 years old with overweight were recruited and randomly assigned to control-first group and in

SUBMITTER: Fang YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10116097 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature