Effectiveness of an App and Provider Counseling for Obesity Treatment in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Obesity treatment is less successful for socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, particularly when delivered in primary care. Digital health strategies can extend the reach of clinical obesity treatments to care settings serving patients at highest risk.

Methods

Track was an effectiveness RCT of a 12-month digital weight-loss intervention, embedded within a community health center system. Participants were 351 adult patients (aged 21-65 years) with obesity and hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Patients were randomized to usual care (n=175) or an intervention (n=176) comprising app-based self-monitoring of behavior change goals with tailored feedback, a smart scale, dietitian-delivered counseling calls, and clinician counseling informed by app-gene

SUBMITTER: Bennett GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6388618 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature