Implementation of an Internet Weight Loss Program in a Worksite Setting
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Worksite wellness programs typically produce modest weight losses.
We examined whether an efficacious Internet behavioral weight loss program could be successfully implemented in a worksite setting.
Methods.
Participants were 75 overweight or obese employees/dependents of a large healthcare system who were given access to a 12-week Internet-based, multicomponent behavioral weight loss program.
Assessments occurred at baseline, Month 3 (end of intervention), and Month 6 (follow-up).
Results.
Retention was excellent (93% at Month 3 and 89% at Month 6).
Intent-to-treat analyses demonstrated that participants lost an average (±SE) of -5.8±.60 kg from baseline to Month 3 and regained 1.1±.31 kg from Month 3 to Month 6; overall, weight loss from baseline to Month 6 was -4.7±.71 kg, p<.001.
Men lost more weight than women, p=.022, and individuals who had a college degree or higher lost more weight than those with less education, p=.005.
Adherence to viewing lessons (8 of 12) and self-monitoring (83% of days) was excellent and significantly associated with weight loss, ps<.05.
Conclusions.
An Internet-based behavioral weight management intervention can be successfully implemented in a worksite setting and can lead to clinically significant weight losses.
Given the low costs of offering this program, it could easily be widely disseminated.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ross, Kathryn M.& Wing, Rena R.. 2016. Implementation of an Internet Weight Loss Program in a Worksite Setting. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1109789
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ross, Kathryn M.& Wing, Rena R.. Implementation of an Internet Weight Loss Program in a Worksite Setting. Journal of Obesity No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1109789
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ross, Kathryn M.& Wing, Rena R.. Implementation of an Internet Weight Loss Program in a Worksite Setting. Journal of Obesity. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1109789
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1109789