Recruitment and reach in a pragmatic behavioral weight loss randomized controlled trial: implications for real-world primary care practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is a major risk factor behind some of the most common problems encountered in primary care. Although effective models for obesity treatment have been developed, the 'reach' of these interventions is poor and only a small fraction of primary care patients receive evidence-based treatment. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that impact the uptake (reach) of an evidence-based obesity treatment program within the context of a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial comparing three models of care delivery.

Methods

Recruitment and reach were evaluated by the following measures: 1) mailing response rates, 2) referral sources among participants contacting the study team, 3) eligibility rates, 4) participation rates, and 5) representativeness ba

SUBMITTER: Befort CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055122 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature