Trial reportAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2013
Behavioral mediators of treatment effects in the weight loss maintenance trial.
Trial report in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Determinants of weight loss maintenance: a systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019Pooled it
- Successful behavior change in obesity interventions in adults: a systematic review of self-regulation mediators.BMC medicine · 2015Pooled it
- The Role of Physical Activity in Long-term Weight Loss: 36-month Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Trial
- Mediators of weight change in underserved patients with obesity: exploratory analyses from the Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana (PROPEL) cluster-randomized trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Trial
- The impact of continued intervention on weight: Five-year results from the weight loss maintenance trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2016Trial
- Longitudinal Weight Loss Patterns and their Behavioral and Demographic Associations.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2016Trial
- Screening, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Staging of Obesity in Adults: Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity-2026.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2026Review
- An Experientially Derived Model of Flexible and Intentional Actions for Weight Loss Maintenance After Severe Obesity.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Predictors of Long-Term Adherence to Multiple Health Behavior Recommendations for Weight Management.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2018Article
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- Improving lifestyle interventions for people with serious mental illnesses: Qualitative results from the STRIDE study.Psychiatric rehabilitation journal · 2016Article
- Weight maintenance: challenges, tools and strategies for primary care physicians.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2016Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe Weight Loss Maintenance Trial tested strategies for maintenance of weight loss. Personal contact was superior to interactive technology and self-directed conditions. PURPOSE: We aimed to identify behavioral mediators of the superior effect of personal contact vs. interactive technology and of personal contact vs. self-directed arms.
methodsOverweight/obese adults at risk for cardiovascular disease (n = 1,032) who lost at least 4 kg were randomized to personal contact, interactive technology, or self-directed. After 30 months, 880 participants had data on weight and behavioral strategies.
resultsReported increase of intake of fruits and vegetables and physical activity and more frequent self-weighing met criteria as mediators of the better outcome of personal contact vs. interactive technology. Increased intake of fruits and vegetables, more frequent self-weighing, and decreased dessert consumption were mediators of the difference between personal contact vs. self-directed.
conclusionInducing changes in the identified behaviors might yield better outcomes in future weight loss maintenance trials.
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