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Obesity: Technology-Supported Multicomponent Coaching or Counseling Interventions To Reduce Weight

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An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

In these interventions, coaches or counselors use technology to communicate with individuals or groups and help them lose weight. Such technologies may include computers, video conferencing, personal digital assistants, pedometers with computer interaction, or mobile applications. Interventions may be used with additional components such as tracking and monitoring, social interaction, in-person counseling, or education.

Results / Accomplishments

Fourteen studies were included in the systematic review.

Weight loss
-All of the studies reported weight loss with a median decrease of 8.1 lbs (3.7 kgs) over a median follow-up time of 6 months (13 studies).

Physical activity
-Most of the studies reported an increase in physical activity (5 of 7 studies).

Nutrition
-All of the studies showed small decreases in caloric and fat intake (7 studies).

About this Promising Practice

Primary Contact
The Community Guide
1600 Clifton Rd, NE
MS V25-5
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 498-1827
communityguide@cdc.gov
https://www.thecommunityguide.org/
Topics
Health / Weight Status
For more details
https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/obesity...

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An Evidence-Based Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.