ArticleObesity science & practice2019
Factors associated with early non-response within an Internet-based behavioural weight loss program.
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- Lifestyle modification in atrial fibrillation: Mechanisms, phenotypes and ablation outcomes.Experimental physiology · 2026Review
- Association Between Early Weight Loss and Metabolic Outcomes with Tirzepatide in Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A SURPASS J Post Hoc Analysis.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2025Article
- Importance of early weight loss and other predictors of lower weight loss in a commercial program: A secondary data analysis.Obesity science & practice · 2024Article
- Characterization of early non-responders within behavioral weight loss treatment.American journal of health behavior · 2024Article
- Does intervention sequence impact self-regulatory and behavioral outcomes in an adaptive trial among adults with prediabetes?Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Sex Differences in Early Weight Loss Success During a Diabetes Prevention Intervention.American journal of health behavior · 2023Article
- Detailed Versus Simplified Dietary Self-monitoring in a Digital Weight Loss Intervention Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Adults: Fully Remote, Randomized Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Distinguishing early patterns of physical activity goal attainment and weight loss in online behavioral obesity treatment using latent class analysis.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- The Behavioral Intervention with Technology for E-Weight Loss Study (BITES): Incorporating Energy Balance Models and the Bite Counter into an Online Behavioral Weight Loss Program.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2021Article
- Factors associated with early non-response within an Internet-based behavioural weight loss program.Obesity science & practice · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveWhile behavioural weight loss interventions are effective overall, many individuals fail to achieve a clinically significant weight loss. Given that 4-week weight loss has been shown to predict longer term outcomes, one potential strategy for improving rates of success is to provide additional support to early non-responders. To inform these early rescue efforts, it is important to first identify how they may differ from their more successful peers.
methodsAt week 4 of a 12-week Internet-delivered weight loss program, 130 adults (age: 49.8 ± 9.8 years, body mass index: 31.2 ± 4.6 kg m
resultsEarly non-responders and initial responders did not differ on any intervention adherence variables (
conclusionsThese findings identify important differences between early non-responders and initial responders, offering potential intervention targets for rescuing early non-responders (i.e. making it easier for individuals to choose healthier foods, reducing boredom in Internet-delivered weight loss programs and providing strategies to limit exposure to dietary temptations).
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