Comparative effectiveness of weight-loss interventions in clinical practice
Background Obesity and its cardiovascular complications are extremely common medical
problems, but evidence on how to accomplish weight loss in clinical practice is sparse …
problems, but evidence on how to accomplish weight loss in clinical practice is sparse …
Systematic review: an evaluation of major commercial weight loss programs in the United States
AG Tsai, TA Wadden - Annals of internal medicine, 2005 - acpjournals.org
Background: Each year millions of Americans enroll in commercial and self-help weight loss
programs. Health care providers and their obese patients know little about these programs …
programs. Health care providers and their obese patients know little about these programs …
Weight loss with self-help compared with a structured commercial program: a randomized trial
S Heshka, JW Anderson, RL Atkinson, FL Greenway… - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAlthough commercial weight loss programs provide treatment to millions of clients,
their efficacy has not been evaluated in rigorous long-term trials. ObjectiveTo compare …
their efficacy has not been evaluated in rigorous long-term trials. ObjectiveTo compare …
A primary care intervention for weight loss: results of a randomized controlled pilot study
AG Tsai, TA Wadden, MA Rogers, SC Day, RH Moore… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Most primary care providers (PCPs), constrained by time and resources, cannot provide
intensive behavioral counseling for obesity. This study evaluated the effect of using medical …
intensive behavioral counseling for obesity. This study evaluated the effect of using medical …
Managing obesity in primary care practice: an overview with perspective from the POWER-UP study
Primary care practitioners (PCPs) have been encouraged to screen all adults for obesity and
to offer behavioral weight loss counseling to the affected individuals. However, there is …
to offer behavioral weight loss counseling to the affected individuals. However, there is …
Comparison of strategies for sustaining weight loss: the weight loss maintenance randomized controlled trial
Context Behavioral weight loss interventions achieve short-term success, but re-gain is
common. Objective To compare 2 weight loss maintenance interventions with a self-directed …
common. Objective To compare 2 weight loss maintenance interventions with a self-directed …
Health-related quality of life following a clinical weight loss intervention among overweight and obese adults: intervention and 24 month follow-up effects
B Blissmer, D Riebe, G Dye, L Ruggiero… - Health and quality of life …, 2006 - Springer
Background Despite a growing literature on the efficacy of behavioral weight loss
interventions, we still know relatively little about the long terms effects they have on HRQL …
interventions, we still know relatively little about the long terms effects they have on HRQL …
Behavioral treatment of obesity in patients encountered in primary care settings: a systematic review
Importance In 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved
intensive behavioral weight loss counseling for approximately 14 face-to-face, 10-to 15 …
intensive behavioral weight loss counseling for approximately 14 face-to-face, 10-to 15 …
Effectiveness of an app and provider counseling for obesity treatment in primary care
GG Bennett, D Steinberg, S Askew, E Levine… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Obesity treatment is less successful for socioeconomically disadvantaged
populations, particularly when delivered in primary care. Digital health strategies can extend …
populations, particularly when delivered in primary care. Digital health strategies can extend …
A two-year randomized trial of obesity treatment in primary care practice
Background Calls for primary care providers (PCPs) to offer obese patients behavioral
weight-loss counseling have not been accompanied by adequate guidance on how such …
weight-loss counseling have not been accompanied by adequate guidance on how such …