Two-Year Results of Think Health! ¡Vive Saludable!: A Primary Care Weight-Management Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Think Health! ¡Vive Saludable! evaluated a moderate-intensity, lifestyle behavior-change weight-loss program in primary care over 2 years of treatment. Final analyses examined weight-change trajectories by treatment group and attendance.

Methods

Adult primary care patients (n = 261; 84% female; 65% black; 16% Hispanic) were randomly assigned to Basic Plus (moderate intensity; counseling by primary care clinician and a lifestyle coach) or Basic (clinician counseling only). Intention-to-treat analyses used all available weight measurements from data collection, treatment, and routine clinical visits. Linear mixed-effects regression models adjusted for treatment site, gender, and age, and sensitivity analyses evaluated treatment attendance and the impact of loss to fo

SUBMITTER: Kumanyika SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143399 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature