Weight Gain Prevention Outcomes From a Pragmatic Digital Health Intervention With Community Health Center Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of obesity and its associated comorbidities continue to rise in the United States. Populations who are uninsured and from racial and ethnic minority groups continue to be disproportionately affected. These populations also experience fewer clinically meaningful outcomes in most weight loss trials. Weight gain prevention presents a useful strategy for individuals who experience barriers to weight loss. Given the often-limited weight management resources available to patients in primary care settings serving vulnerable patients, evaluating interventions with pragmatic designs may help inform the design of comprehensive obesity care delivered in primary care.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Balance, a 2-arm, 12-month pragmati

SUBMITTER: Miller HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11009856 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature