The effect of phone and video counselling given to participants living with obesity on weight loss and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although remote dietary counselling practices have increased in the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not known which method is more effective. This study aimed to determine the effect of diet counselling by phone or video on weight loss and to compare it with the traditional follow-up method.

Methods

Forty-six participants living with obesity were randomised into the phone counselling (n = 15), video counselling (n = 15), and traditional follow-up groups (n = 16), and were followed for 10 weeks. The anthropometric measurements, quality-of-life questionnaire (SF-36) scores and total calorie/macronutrient intakes were recorded and compared at baseline and at the end of the study.

Results

In the phone counselling, video counselling and traditional follow-up groups bod

SUBMITTER: Yucel UO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9878236 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature