Trial reportJournal of obesity2013
Examining social influence on participation and outcomes among a network of behavioral weight-loss intervention enrollees.
Trial report in Journal of obesity, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of the interventionist-participant relationship on treatment adherence and weight loss.Translational behavioral medicine · 2019Trial
- Lower depression scores associated with greater weight loss among rural black women in a behavioral weight loss program.Translational behavioral medicine · 2017Trial
- Face-to-Face and Online Networks: College Students' Experiences in a Weight-Loss Trial.Journal of health communication · 2017Trial
- Click "like" to change your behavior: a mixed methods study of college students' exposure to and engagement with Facebook content designed for weight loss.Journal of medical Internet research · 2014Trial
- Short and long-term lifestyle coaching approaches used to address diverse participant barriers to weight loss and physical activity adherence.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2014Trial
- Social Network Theory in Behavior Change Interventions with Black Women to Reduce Inequities in Cardiovascular Health: A Scoping Review of Application and Measurement.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- Modeling Social Network Influences on Oral Health Outcomes among Women Living in Public Housing.JDR clinical and translational research · 2024Article
- Using artificial intelligence to optimize delivery of weight loss treatment: Protocol for an efficacy and cost-effectiveness trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- Reaching high-risk Black adults for diabetes prevention programming during a pandemic: The design of Fit & Faithful a randomized controlled community trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Article
- Dietary Changes, Motivators, and Barriers Affecting Diet and Physical Activity among Overweight and Obese: A Mixed Methods Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- 'There is always a way to living with illness'-Self-management strategies reported by Chinese hospitalized patients with cardiovascular disease: A descriptive qualitative study.The International journal of health planning and management · 2021Article
- What a weight loss programme should contain if people with obesity were asked - a qualitative analysis within the DO:IT study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Sex and Gender Differences in Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2018Review
- Applying and advancing behavior change theories and techniques in the context of a digital health revolution: proposals for more effectively realizing untapped potential.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- Development of a Weight Loss Mobile App Linked With an Accelerometer for Use in the Clinic: Usability, Acceptability, and Early Testing of its Impact on the Patient-Doctor Relationship.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2016Article
- Weight loss intervention adherence and factors promoting adherence: a meta-analysis.Patient preference and adherence · 2016Article
- Using community insight to understand physical activity adoption in overweight and obese African American and Hispanic women: a qualitative study.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2015Article
- Effects of weight-focused social comparisons on diet and activity outcomes in overweight and obese young women.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2015Article
- Wanting to attend isn't just wanting to quit: why some disadvantaged smokers regularly attend smoking cessation behavioural therapy while others do not: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2014Article
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Abstract
Research suggests that social networks, social support, and social influence are associated with weight trajectories among treatment- and non-treatment-seeking individuals. This study examined the impact of having a social contact who participated in the same group behavioral weight-control intervention in the absence of specific social support training on women engaged in a weight-loss program. Participants (n = 92; 100% female; 54% black; mean age: 46 ± 10 years; mean BMI: 38 ± 6) were grouped based upon whether or not they reported a social contact enrolled previously/concurrently in our behavioral weight-control studies. Primary outcomes were 6-month weight change and treatment adherence (session attendance and self-monitoring). Half of the participants (53%) indicated that they had a social contact; black women were more likely to report a social contact than white women (67.3% versus 39.5%; P < 0.01). Among participants with a social contact, 67% reported at least one contact as instrumental in the decision to enroll in the program. Those with a contact lost more weight (5.9 versus 3.7 kg; P = 0.04), attended more group sessions (74% versus 54%; P < 0.01), and submitted more self-monitoring journals (69% versus 54%; P = 0.01) than those without a contact. Participants' weight change was inversely associated with social contacts' weight change (P = 0.04). There was no association between participant and contact's group attendance or self-monitoring. Social networks may be a promising vehicle for recruiting and engaging women in a behavioral weight-loss program, particularly black women. The role of a natural social contact deserves further investigation.
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