Perceived barriers and facilitators to engagement and behavioral enactment in weight management interventions among racial and ethnic minorities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of obesity, a risk factor for other chronic illnesses, in the US continues to rise and disproportionately affects racial/ethnic minorities. Several weight management interventions are now being delivered remotely to address this disparity, but little is known about whether this has increased access and efficacy of treatment among racial/ethnic minorities, especially from participants' perspectives. We qualitatively explored perceived barriers and facilitators to engagement and behavioral enactment during weight management interventions among a nationally decentralized sample of racial/ethnic minorities in the US.

Methods

Thirty-eight self-identified racial/ethnic minority participants who completed the active intervention phase of the parent EVO tri

SUBMITTER: Oyetunji IO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12861994 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature