Enhancing physical activity and reducing obesity through smartcare and financial incentives: A pilot randomized trial
| Autor: | Won Joo Chung, Dong Wook Shin, Jae Moon Yun, Jin Ho Park, Kee Taig Jung, Hye Yeon Min, Hee Kyung Joh, Belong Cho, Jung Hyun Shin, Hyuktae Kwon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Medicine (miscellaneous) law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Randomized controlled trial Weight loss law medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 030505 public health Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Activity tracker Odds ratio medicine.disease Obesity Confidence interval Incentive Physical therapy medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Obesity. 25:302-310 |
| ISSN: | 1930-7381 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/oby.21731 |
| Popis: | Objective A pilot randomized trial assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of an intervention combining Smartcare (activity tracker with a smartphone application) and financial incentives. Methods A three-arm, open-label randomized controlled trial design involving traditional education, Smartcare, and Smartcare with financial incentives was involved in this study. The latter group received financial incentives depending on the achievement of daily physical activity goals (process incentive) and weight loss targets (outcome incentive). Male university students (N = 105) with body mass index of ≥27 were enrolled. Results The average weight loss in the traditional education, Smartcare, and Smartcare with financial incentives groups was −0.4, −1.1, and −3.1 kg, respectively, with significantly greater weight loss in the third group (both Ps |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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