Implementing weight maintenance with existing staff and electronic health record tools in a primary care setting: Baseline results from the MAINTAIN PRIME trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is need for interventions that can assist with long-term maintenance of healthy body weight and be sustainably integrated into existing primary care teams. The goal of MAINTAIN PRIME (Promoting Real (World) IMplEmentation) is to evaluate whether a successful electronic health record (EHR)-based weight maintenance intervention can be adapted to a new clinical setting with primary care staff serving as coaches.

Methods

EHR tools include tracking tools, standardized surveys, and standardized "SmartPhrases" for coaching. Inclusion criteria were age 18-75 years, voluntary 5% weight loss in the past 2 years with prior BMI ≥ 25 kg/m², and no bariatric procedures in past 2 years. Participants were randomized 1:1 to tailored online coaching with EHR tracki

SUBMITTER: Conroy MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781796 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature