Effectiveness of home-centered care through telemedicine applications for overweight and obese patients: a randomized controlled trial

OBJECTIVE: To determine if home-centered monitoring through telemedicine has an impact on clinical characteristics, metabolic profile and quality of life in overweight and obese patients. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial, 6-month duration. SETTING: Tertiary care academic hospital. SUBJECTS: A tot...

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Published in:International Journal of Obesity 2004-11, Vol.28 (11), p.1391-1398
Main Authors: Goulis, D G, Giaglis, G D, Boren, S A, Lekka, I, Bontis, E, Balas, E A, Maglaveras, N, Avramides, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Body weight
Cardiovascular disease
Cholesterol
Clinical trials
Communication
Diabetes
Epidemiology
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Hospitals
Internal Medicine
Intervention
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health
Metabolic Diseases
Metabolism
Obesity
Overweight
Public Health
Quality of life
Telemedicine
Triglycerides
Weight control
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Summary:OBJECTIVE: To determine if home-centered monitoring through telemedicine has an impact on clinical characteristics, metabolic profile and quality of life in overweight and obese patients. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial, 6-month duration. SETTING: Tertiary care academic hospital. SUBJECTS: A total of 122 patients were eligible to participate as they met the inclusion criteria of increased body mass index (BMI>25 kg/m 2 ), age>18 and
ISSN:0307-0565
1476-5497
DOI:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802773