Open AccessEffect of Telehealth Extended Care for Maintenance of Weight Loss in Rural US Communities
Author(s) -
Michael G. Perri,
Mee. Shankar,
Michael J. Daniels,
Patricia E. Durning,
Kathryn M. Ross,
Marian C. Limacher,
David M. Janicke,
A. Daniel Martin,
Kumaresh Dhara,
Linda B. Bobroff,
Tiffany A. Radcliff,
Christie A. Befort
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama network open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2574-3805
DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6764
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , weight loss , telephone counseling , medicine , telehealth , randomized controlled trial , obesity , gerontology , intervention (counseling) , weight management , physical therapy , randomization , family medicine , health care , telemedicine , nursing , surgery , economics , economic growth
Key Points Question Does extended care for obesity management delivered remotely via individual or group telephone counseling in rural communities improve the maintenance of weight loss compared with an education program about weight gain prevention? Findings In this randomized clinical trial of 445 participants who completed a lifestyle weight-loss intervention, extended care delivered remotely via individual telephone counseling decreased weight regain and increased the proportion of participants who achieved clinically meaningful weight losses compared with education alone. Meaning These findings suggest that extended care delivered remotely via individual telephone counseling may reduce weight regain and increase the proportion of participants who achieve long-term weight reductions of at least 10%.
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