A technology-assisted health coaching intervention vs. enhanced usual care for Primary Care-Based Obesity Treatment: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Goals for Eating and Moving (GEM) is a technology-assisted health coaching intervention to improve weight management in primary care at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) that we designed through prior rigorous formative studies. GEM is integrated within the patient-centered medical home and utilizes student health coach volunteers to counsel patients and encourage participation in VHA's intensive weight management program, MOVE!. The primary aim of this study was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of GEM when compared to Enhanced Usual Care (EUC). Our secondary aim was to test the impact of GEM on weight, diet and physical activity when compared to EUC.

Methods

Veterans with a Body Mass Index ≥30 kg/m² or 25-29.9 kg/m² with

SUBMITTER: Viglione C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6360675 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature