Feasibility of a virtual reality-based approach to improve behavioral weight management outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behavioral weight loss interventions promote clinically significant weight loss over 12 months, but weight regain remains problematic and a substantial proportion of participants do not achieve long-term weight loss maintenance. Novel methods are needed that instill habit strength for sustaining weight control behaviors long term. Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to provide opportunities within behavioral treatment for patients to practice desired weight control behaviors in the frequency and magnitude necessary to build durable habits. A pilot randomized trial was done to test the feasibility integrating virtual reality (VR) into standard behavioral weight loss treatment.

Methods

Participants were 15 adults (43 years; 46.7% Hispanic), with overweight or obe

SUBMITTER: Phelan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8218475 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature