Trial reportJournal of behavioral medicine2020
Consistent self-monitoring in a commercial app-based intervention for weight loss: results from a randomized trial.
Trial report in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mobile health (m-health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Self-Monitoring via Digital Health in Weight Loss Interventions: A Systematic Review Among Adults with Overweight or Obesity.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
- Mobile App Intervention of a Randomized Controlled Trial for Patients With Obesity and Those Who Are Overweight in General Practice: User Engagement Analysis Quantitative Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Trial
- Slip Buddy App for Weight Management: Randomized Feasibility Trial of a Dietary Lapse Tracking App.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- The recent history and near future of digital health in the field of behavioral medicine: an update on progress from 2019 to 2024.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Review
- Yes I can! Exploring the impact of self-efficacy in a digital weight loss intervention.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Article
- Why more successful? An analysis of participants' self-monitoring data in an online weight loss intervention.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Development of a Digital Behavioral Intervention to Reduce the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Among Rural Appalachian Adults: Multiphased, Human-Centered Design Approach.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- Adherence to a caloric budget and body weight change vary by season, gender, and BMI: An observational study of daily users of a mobile health app.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
- Effects of Feedback From Self-Monitoring Devices on Lifestyle Changes in Workers with Diabetes: 3-Month Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps in the French App Stores: Assessment of Functionality and Quality.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Review
- Consistency With and Disengagement From Self-monitoring of Weight, Dietary Intake, and Physical Activity in a Technology-Based Weight Loss Program: Exploratory Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Self-managed weight loss by smart body fat scales ameliorates obesity-related body composition during the COVID-19 pandemic: A follow-up study in Chinese population.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Effects of an interdisciplinary weight loss program on fibroblast growth factor 21 and inflammatory biomarkers in women with overweight and obesity.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2021Article
- Predictors and Outcomes of Digital Weighing and Activity Tracking Lapses Among Young Adults During Weight Gain Prevention.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Article
- Can We Use Commercial Mobile Apps Instead of Research Mobile Apps in Healthcare Research?Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of a rural, pragmatic, telemedicine-delivered healthy lifestyle programme.Obesity science & practice · 2019Article
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Abstract
Self-monitoring is the strongest predictor of success in lifestyle interventions for obesity. In this secondary analysis of the GoalTracker trial, we describe outcomes of consistently self-monitoring in a standalone weight loss intervention. The 12-week intervention focused on daily self-monitoring of diet and/or body weight in a commercial app (MyFitnessPal). Participants (N = 100; 21-65 years; BMI 25-45 kg/m
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