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Trial reportThe Journal of cardiovascular nursing

Smartphone Technology and Text Messaging for Weight Loss in Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Janna D Stephens, Allison M Yager, Jerilyn Allen

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The Journal of cardiovascular nursing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 16 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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46citing papers in PubMed, 16 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. The effectiveness of app-based mobile interventions on nutrition behaviours and nutrition-related health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Janna D StephensJanna D. Stephens, PhD, RN Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus Allison M. Yager, BS BSN Student, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Jerilyn Allen, RN, ScD, FAAN Professor, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Allison M Yager
Jerilyn Allen
Johns Hopkins University · USNational Institute of Public Health · LA

Funding

Interdisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Health ResearchT32NR012704 · NINR · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ALLEN, JERILYN K · 2011 to 2020
$1.8M
Smartphone Technology to Decrease BMI in Overweight and Obese AdolescentsF31NR013811 · NINR · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI STEPHENS, JANNA · 2013 to 2015
$75k
NINR NIH HHS F31 NR013811NINR NIH HHS T32 NR012704
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUsing smartphone technology and text messaging for health is a growing field. This type of technology is well integrated into the lives of young adults. However, few studies have tested the effect of this type of technology to promote weight loss in young adults

objective: The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a behaviorally based smartphone application for weight loss combined with text messaging from a health coach on weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference in young adults as compared with a control condition.

methodsSixty-two young adults, aged 18 to 25 years, were randomized to receive (1) a smartphone application + health coach intervention and counseling sessions or (2) control condition with a counseling session. All outcome measures were tested at baseline and 3 months. These included weight, BMI, waist circumference, dietary habits, physical activity habits, and self-efficacy for healthy eating and physical activity.

resultsThe sample was 71% female and 39% white, with an average age of 20 years and average BMI of 28.5 kg/m. Participants in the smartphone + health coach group lost significantly more weight (P = .026) and had a significant reduction in both BMI (P = .024) and waist circumference (P < .01) compared with controls.

conclusionsThe results of this weight loss trial support the use of smartphone technology and feedback from a health coach on improving weight in a group of diverse young adults.

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Patient SatisfactionWeight LossBehavior TherapyFemaleHumansMaleTelemedicineText MessagingWeight Reduction ProgramsYoung Adult

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PMID26646593
PMCPMC4896848
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