Do individual, online motivational interviewing chat sessions enhance weight loss in a group-based, online weight control program?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether the addition of online motivational interviewing (MI) chats to a Web-based, group behavioral obesity treatment program augments weight loss outcomes relative to the Web-based weight control program alone.

Methods

Healthy individuals (N = 398, 24% minority) with overweight/obesity were randomized to a 36-session group Internet behavioral weight control treatment (BT) or the same group Internet treatment plus six individual MI chat sessions (BT + MI). Both conditions received weekly synchronous online chat group sessions for 6 months followed by 12 monthly group chats. Participants in both groups received identical behavioral lessons and individualized therapist feedback on progress toward meeting exercise and calorie goals. BT + MI also received s

SUBMITTER: West DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5093069 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature