| Effectiveness of a worksite telephone-based weight management program. | |
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PMID: 21192748 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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PURPOSE: Examine the long-term impact of a telephone-based weight management program among participants recruited from worksite settings. DESIGN: Pre/post quasi-experimental design comparing weight loss and related behaviors between program completers and noncompleters. SETTING: Ten large private-sector and public-sector employers. SUBJECTS: Overweight or obese participants (n = 1298) enrolled in a telephone-based weight management program. INTERVENTION: Individually tailored telephone-based weight management coaching program that included up to five calls over a median of 250 days. MEASURES: Weight, body mass index, and lifestyle behaviors assessed via health risk assessment at baseline and 1-year follow-up. ANALYSIS: Chi-square and one-way analysis of variance procedures were used to assess between-group differences in weight and associated behaviors, with criterion for significance set at p < .05. RESULTS: Among weight management program participants, 48% of program completers and 47% of noncompleters lost weight, but program completers averaged 2.6 times more weight loss than noncompleters. Improvements in physical activity, eating habits, and overall health status were reported for completers. CONCLUSION: The weight loss attained among participants who lost weight, along with the improvements in physical activity and nutrition practices, suggests that a telephone-based weight management program of modest intensity can have a positive impact on the health of obese or overweight worksite participants. |
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Paul E Terry; Erin L D Seaverson; Jessica Grossmeier; David R Anderson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: American journal of health promotion : AJHP Volume: 25 ISSN: 0890-1171 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Health Promot Publication Date: 2011 Jan-Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-01-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8701680 Medline TA: Am J Health Promot Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 186-9 Citation Subset: T |
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StayWell Health Management, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55121, USA. |
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