ArticleChildhood obesity (Print)2015
Treatment of child/adolescent obesity using the addiction model: a smartphone app pilot study.
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W8Loss2Go: Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention Utilizing Mobile Health Technology in Pediatric Patients Referred to a Tertiary Care Center Weight Management Clinic
Use of New Technologies for the Follow-up in Adolescent Obesity
An Addiction Model Based Mobile Health Weight Loss Intervention With Coaching in Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity: Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Mobile Phone and Web-Based Interventions for Diabetes and Obesity Among African American and Hispanic Adults in the United States: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Pooled it
- Assessment of the Efficacy, Safety, and Effectiveness of Weight Control and Obesity Management Mobile Health Interventions: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Pooled it
- Efficacy of hearing conservation education programs for youth and young adults: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2018Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Application and Effectiveness of mHealth Interventions for Obesity and Diabetes Treatment and Self-Management.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2017Pooled it
- An addiction-based digital weight loss intervention: A multi-centre randomized controlled trial.Pediatric obesity · 2023Trial
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- An addiction model-based mobile health weight loss intervention in adolescents with obesity.Pediatric obesity · 2019Trial
- Efficacy of technology-based interventions to increase the use of hearing protections among adolescent farmworkers.International journal of audiology · 2018Trial
- Use of Extrinsic Motivators to Improve the Body Mass Index of Obese or Overweight Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Feasibility, usability, and acceptability of MobileCoach-Teen: A smartphone app-based preventative intervention for risky adolescent drinking behavior.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- Social Media Interventions for Nutrition Education Among Adolescents: Scoping Review.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Article
- Using Human-Centered Design and Cocreation to Create the Live 5-2-1-0 Mobile App to Promote Healthy Behaviors in Children: App Design and Development.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Article
- A Bibliometric Analysis to Identify Research Trends in Intervention Programs for Smartphone Addiction.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Adoption of a Digital Patient Health Passport as Part of a Primary Healthcare Service Delivery: Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Mobile Apps in Promoting Healthy Behavior Changes and Preventing Obesity in Children: Systematic Review.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2022Review
- Usability and Engagement Testing of mHealth Apps in Paediatric Obesity: A Narrative Review of Current Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Establishing a Working Definition of User Experience for eHealth Interventions of Self-reported User Experience Measures With eHealth Researchers and Adolescents: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Pediatric Obesity Treatment via Telehealth: Current Evidence and Future Directions.Current obesity reports · 2021Review
- Current Intervention Treatments for Food Addiction: A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to test a weight loss program for young people based on an addiction treatment approach.
methodsA pilot study (n=43) was conducted of a 20-week child/adolescent obesity intervention based on an addiction treatment model (staged, incremental withdrawal from problem foods, snacking/grazing, and excessive amounts at meals) and implemented by a server-integrated smartphone app with health professional support. The primary outcome was standardized %overBMI measured at four time points. Secondary outcomes were participants' self-ratings of self-esteem, control over food, and the degree they turned to food when stressed. User satisfaction data were collected with an online questionnaire. Latent growth modeling techniques were used to identify independent variables and possible mediating treatment process variables associated with weight change.
resultsMean age of participants was 16 years (range, 10-21), 65% girls, and 84% Caucasian. Twenty-seven (63%) completed the program. There was a significant decrease in %overBMI over time of 7.1. There were significant improvements in participant ratings of self-esteem, control over food, and a reduction in turning to food when stressed. Males, younger participants, and participants with higher levels of program compliance achieved better weight loss. Participants who reported that calling obesity an addiction made their guilt worse experienced poorer weight loss. Females were more likely than males to report "addiction guilt," and this partly mediated the overall gender effect.
conclusionsThe staged, incremental food withdrawal approach was feasible to implement and was useful in helping reduce excessive weight, particularly among boys.
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