Telemedicine-Based Health Coaching Is Effective for Inducing Weight Loss and Improving Metabolic Markers.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To assess the efficacy of health coaching (HC) delivered through videoconferencing (VC) to favorably change physical activity (PA), weight, and metabolic markers in adults with high body mass index (BMI). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty adults (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) were randomly assigned to one of three groups: VC, in-person (IP), or control group (CG). Participants received wireless watches and weight scales to sync with their personal smartphones; recorded data were wirelessly uploaded to a secure database. Participants assigned to VC and IP received individualized HC by a multidisciplinary team (registered dietitian, exercise physiologist, and medical doctor) based on data uploaded over the 12-week intervention. Steps/day and weight loss were analyzed through analyses of covariance. R

SUBMITTER: Johnson KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6384514 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature