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- Title
Outcomes and Utilization of a Low Intensity Workplace Weight Loss Program.
- Authors
Carpenter, Kelly M.; Lovejoy, Jennifer C.; Lange, Jane M.; Hapgood, Jenny E.; Zbikowski, Susan M.
- Abstract
Obesity is related to high health care costs and lost productivity in the workplace. Employers are increasingly sponsoring weight loss and wellness programs to ameliorate these costs.We evaluated weight loss outcomes, treatment utilization, and health behavior change in a low intensity phone- and web-based, employer-sponsored weight loss program. The intervention included three proactive counseling phone calls with a registered dietician and a behavioral health coach as well as a comprehensive website. At six months, one third of those who responded to the follow-up survey had lost a clinically significant amount of weight (⩾5% of body weight). Clinically significant weight loss was predicted by the use of both the counseling calls and the website. When examining specific features of the web site, the weight tracking tool was the most predictive of weight loss. Health behavior changes such as eating more fruits and vegetables, increasing physical activity, and reducing stress were all predictive of clinically significant weight loss. Although limited by the low follow-up rate, this evaluation suggests that even low intensity weight loss programs can lead to clinical weight loss for a significant number of participants
- Subjects
UNITED States; OBESITY complications; OBESITY; POPULATION; SERIAL publications; WEIGHT loss; WORK environment; DATA analysis; HUMAN research subjects; PATIENT selection; PHYSICAL activity; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Obesity, 2014, Vol 2014, p1
- ISSN
2090-0708
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2014/414987