Effect of a Smartphone Application on Physical Activity and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery-Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Ways to motivate and support patients in being physically active after bariatric surgery are needed. This trial was aimed at evaluating the effect of using a smartphone application targeting physical activity during 12 weeks on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA, primary outcome) and secondary outcomes of inactivity, light physical activity (LPA), body mass index (BMI), and percent total weight loss (%TWL) after bariatric surgery.

Materials and methods

Data from a randomized controlled trial comprising 146 patients (79.5% women) undergoing bariatric surgery was analyzed. Mean age and BMI pre-surgery were 40.9 years and 40.5 kg/m², respectively. Participants were randomized 1:1 to an intervention or a control group. Physical activity and body weig

SUBMITTER: Bonn SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10435407 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature