ArticleTranslational behavioral medicine2016
Initial engagement and attrition in a national weight management program: demographic and health predictors.
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- Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Psychosocial Predictors of Short- and Long-term Study Retention in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Outcomes Study (DPPOS).Diabetes care · 2025 · on this mapTrial
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- Improving Weight in People with Serious Mental Illness: The Effectiveness of Computerized Services with Peer Coaches.Journal of general internal medicine · 2017Trial
- Understanding Factors Which Help and Hinder Engagement with Weight Management Interventions and Related Research.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Psychosocial Characteristics by Weight Loss and Engagement in a Digital Intervention Supporting Self-Management of Weight.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Rationale and Design of the Women's Health And Daily Experiences Project: Protocol for an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study to Identify Real-Time Predictors of Midlife Women's Physical Activity.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Retention Among Participants in the National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Change Program, 2012-2017.Diabetes care · 2020Article
- Association of Food Access, Recreational Opportunities, and Natural Amenities with Engagement in the Veterans MOVE! Weight Management Program.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2020Article
- Protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a technology-assisted health coaching intervention for weight management in primary care: The GEM (goals for eating and moving) study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2019Article
- Smoking and weight loss among smokers with overweight and obesity in Look AHEAD.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2018Article
- The Obesity Epidemic in the Veterans Health Administration: Prevalence Among Key Populations of Women and Men Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
Inconsistent attendance and participant withdrawal limit the effectiveness of weight control programs, but little is known about predictors of initial and ongoing engagement. The purpose of this study was to identify these predictors with respect to the Veterans Affairs MOVE!® program, using medical record data. Logistic regression models were used to predict initial and ongoing engagement (n = 39,862 and 1985, respectively). Those who initially engaged in MOVE!® (vs. did not) were more likely to have high BMIs, to be female, live closer to the medical center, and receive health benefits from the VA; they also were less likely to use tobacco (ps < 0.02). Older veterans were more likely to continue to engage (p < 0.001), with trends toward continued engagement for those with (vs. without) benefits and higher BMIs (ps < 0.10). Findings highlight characteristics that may inform program improvements that promote ongoing engagement and prevent dropouts in a weight management programs.
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