Telephone Counseling and Home Telemonitoring: The Weigh By Day Trial

Objective: To test the effects of telephone counseling and telemonitoring on weight loss.Methods: A randomized-controlled trial was conducted over 18 months. Participants were assigned to an immediate or delayed-start group. The intervention included a Thin-Link home telemonitoring scale and biweekl...

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Published in:American journal of health behavior 2009-07, Vol.33 (4), p.445-454
Main Authors: VanWormer, Jeffrey J., Martinez, Anna M., Benson, Gretchen A., Crain, A. L., Martinson, Brian C., Cosentino, Daniel L., Pronk, Nicolaas P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Blood sugar
Body Composition
Body Weight
Care and treatment
Chronic diseases
Complications and side effects
Control Groups
Counseling
Counselling
Diabetes
Dietetics
Female
Health aspects
Health counseling
Health promotion
Humans
Male
Methods
Middle Aged
Minnesota
Monitoring
Obesity
Risk factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Telemonitoring
Telephone
Telephones
Trans fatty acids
Weight Loss
Worksite Counseling
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Summary:Objective: To test the effects of telephone counseling and telemonitoring on weight loss.Methods: A randomized-controlled trial was conducted over 18 months. Participants were assigned to an immediate or delayed-start group. The intervention included a Thin-Link home telemonitoring scale and biweekly telephone counseling over 6 months.Results: The immediate group lost significantly more weight relative to the delayed group over the first 6 months (7.5 versus 1.3 pounds) and at subsequent visits.Conclusion: Compared to no treatment, the intervention was effective at producing weight loss. Home telemonitoring may enhance standard weight-loss counseling.
ISSN:1087-3244
1945-7359
DOI:10.5993/AJHB.33.4.10