| Autor: |
Sala, Margaret, Quinn, Noel, Freeman, John Taylor |
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Military Behavioral Health; July 2021, Vol. 9 Issue: 3 p297-302, 6p |
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AbstractObesity is highly prevalent in the U.S. veteran population. The present study aimed to examine predictors of weight loss within VA Connecticut Healthcare System’s (VACT) behavioral weight management program, MOVE!®. Participants were 159 veterans receiving care at VACT who enrolled in MOVE!. Participants attended an average of 8.8/16 MOVE! sessions and had an average 5.3 lb (2.1%) total body weight loss; 15.1% of participants lost a clinically significant amount of weight (>5%). The number of sessions that participants attended was associated with weight loss, such that participants who attended 7–12 sessions lost an average of 7.2 lbs and participants who attended 13+ sessions lost an average of 8.6 lbs, whereas participants who attended 7 or fewer sessions lost an average of 1.4 lbs. Teleconferencing in from a community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC) location was also associated with weight loss, such that participants who were at a CBOC lost an average of 7.5 lbs, whereas participants at the main campus lost an average of 3.5 lbs. Results from this single-site observation study suggest a dose-response relationship within MOVE!, where participants who attended more sessions lost more weight. Teleconferencing in from CBOCs was an effective manner to deliver MOVE!. |
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