The benefit of telemedicine in obesity care

S Kahan, M Look, A Fitch - Obesity, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It has been estimated that, by 2030, nearly 80% of adults in the United States will have pre‐
obesity or obesity. Despite the continued rise in obesity prevalence and the difficulty for …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of social media interventions on weight reduction and physical activity improvement among healthy adults: systematic review

W Shiyab, E Halcomb, K Rolls, C Ferguson - Journal of Medical Internet …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background A sedentary lifestyle and being overweight or obese are well-established
cardiovascular risk factors and contribute substantially to the global burden of disease …

Weight loss is associated with improved quality of life among rural women completers of a web-based lifestyle intervention

PA Hageman, JE Mroz, MA Yoerger, CH Pullen - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The evidence for whether weight loss following longer-term lifestyle
interventions results in improved health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is inconclusive. This …

Efficacy of providing energy expenditure information to guide weight loss interventions in people with obesity: A randomized controlled trial

JZM Lim, A Williams, J Burgess, J O'Connell… - Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Resting energy expenditure (REE) and metabolic fuel utilization (carbohydrate or fat)
proxied by respiratory quotient (RQ) from indirect calorimetry enables more precise …

Can you see me? Participant experience of accessing a weight management programme via group videoconference to overcome barriers to engagement

M Cliffe, E Di Battista, S Bishop - Health Expectations, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Engagement with conventional weight management group programmes is low.
Objective To understand participant experience of accessing an adapted programme via …

[HTML][HTML] Engagement, predictors, and outcomes of a trauma recovery digital mental health intervention: longitudinal study

CM Yeager, CC Benight - JMIR Mental Health, 2022 - mental.jmir.org
Background: Worldwide, exposure to potentially traumatic events is extremely common, and
many individuals develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) along with other disorders …

Engagement with digital weight loss intervention components and weight outcomes

JA Whiteley, AH Tjaden, CP Bailey, J Faro… - Journal of Technology in …, 2024 - Springer
This secondary analysis sought to understand how engagement with individual intervention
components relates to outcomes. Young adults were randomly assigned to (1) targeted,(2) …

Examining the effect of weight‐related recruitment information on participant characteristics: A randomized field experiment

C Wang, JM Hunger, J Liao, D Figueroa… - Obesity Science & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective Although 82% of American adults have a body mass index (BMI) of over
25, individuals with elevated BMI are considered difficult to recruit for studies. Effective …

The Landscape of Health Technology for Equity Deserving Groups in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review

L Burton, F Milad, R Janke… - Community Health Equity …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Equity-deserving groups face well-known health disparities that are
exacerbated by rural residence. Health technologies have shown promise in reducing …

Feasibility of a mHealth approach to nutrition counseling in an Appalachian state

MD Olfert, ML Barr, RL Hagedorn, DM Long… - Journal of Personalized …, 2019 - mdpi.com
West Virginia is a rural state with an aging population that may experience barriers to
accessing nutritional and lifestyle counseling. This study examined feasibility of an online …