Telephone Counseling and Home Telemonitoring: The Weigh By Day Trial
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JCFCorp SG PTE LTD in American Journal of Health Behavior
- Vol. 33 (4) , 445-54
- https://doi.org/10.5993/ajhb.33.4.10
Abstract
To test the effects of telephone counseling and telemonitoring on weight loss. 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((R)) home telemonitoring scale and biweekly telephone counseling over 6 months. 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. Compared to no treatment, the intervention was effective at producing weight loss. Home telemonitoring may enhance standard weight-loss counseling.Keywords
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