Trial reportJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2016
Association between Self-Weighing and Percent Weight Change: Mediation Effects of Adherence to Energy Intake and Expenditure Goals.
Trial report in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Assessing the Contribution of Self-Monitoring Through a Commercial Weight Loss App: Mediation and Predictive Modeling Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- Personalized Mobile Health Intervention for Health and Weight Loss in Postpartum Women Receiving Women, Infants, and Children Benefit: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2017Trial
- Whey Protein Supplementation Enhances Body Fat and Weight Loss in Women Long After Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2017Trial
- Patterns of self-weighing behavior and weight change in a weight loss trial.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2016Trial
- Change in Objectively Measured Activity Levels Resulting from the EMPOWER Study Lifestyle Intervention.Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine · 2022Article
- Associations between effort, importance, and self-monitoring during and after a 12-week behavioural weight management program.Obesity science & practice · 2020Article
- Digital self-monitoring: Does adherence or association with outcomes differ by self-monitoring target?Obesity science & practice · 2020Article
- Patterns in Weight and Physical Activity Tracking Data Preceding a Stop in Weight Monitoring: Observational Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Temporal patterns of self-weighing behavior and weight changes assessed by consumer purchased scales in the Health eHeart Study.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Article
- The Association Between Engagement and Weight Loss Through Personal Coaching and Cell Phone Interventions in Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
- Retrofit Weight-Loss Outcomes at 6, 12, and 24 Months and Characteristics of 12-Month High Performers: A Retrospective Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo date, no investigators have examined electronically recorded self-weighing behavior beyond 9 months or the underlying mechanisms of how self-weighing might impact weight change.
objectiveOur aims were to examine electronically recorded self-weighing behavior in a weight-loss study and examine the possible mediating effects of adherence to energy intake and energy expenditure (EE) goals on the association between self-weighing and weight change.
designThis was a secondary analysis of the self-efficacy enhancement arm of the Self Efficacy Lifestyle Focus (SELF) trial, an 18-month randomized clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS/
settingThe study was conducted at the University of Pittsburgh (2008-2013). Overweight or obese adults with at least one additional cardiovascular risk factor were eligible.
interventionParticipants in the self-efficacy enhancement arm were given a scale (Carematix, Inc) and instructed to weigh themselves at least 3 days per week or every other day. The scale date- and time-stamped each weighing episode, storing up to 100 readings.
main outcome measuresWeight was assessed every 6 months. Adherence to energy intake and EE goals was calculated on a weekly basis using paper diary data. STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED: Linear mixed modeling and mediation analyses were used.
resultsThe sample (n=55) was 80% female, 69% non-Hispanic white, mean (standard deviation) age was 55.0 (9.6) years and body mass index (calculated as kg/m2) was 33.1 (3.7). Adherence to self-weighing declined over time (P<0.001). From baseline to 6 months, there was a significant mediation effect of adherence to energy intake (P=0.02) and EE goals (P=0.02) on the association between adherence to self-weighing and percent weight change. Mediation effects were not significant during the second and third 6-month periods of the study.
conclusionsObjectively measured adherence to self-weighing declined over 18 months. During the first 6 months, self-weighing directly impacted weight change and indirectly impacted weight change through changes in energy intake and EE.
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