Evaluation of a workplace weight management program based on WeChat platform for obese/overweight people in China using the RE-AIM framework

Autor: Hui Lin, Sasa Xie, Dongdong Xu, Feiyan Wu, Rongjie Huang, Hua Wu, Yu Zhang, Jiye An, Min Yang, Ning Deng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 34, Iss , Pp 102275- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-3355
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102275
Popis: A Weight Management Program (WMP) is a critical and promising approach to losing excess weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle for obese/overweight people. This study used the RE-AIM framework to retrospectively evaluate a WeChat-based workplace WMP that include low- and high-intensity interventions — self-management (SM) and intensive support (IS) — designed for employees with varying levels of health risk at a Chinese company. Both interventions incorporated with a variety of m-health technologies and behavioral strategies. While the IS group additionally received personalized feedback on diet record and intensive social support. Approximately 26% of all overweight/obese employees in the company enrolled in the program. Both groups lost a significant amount of weight at the endpoint (P
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