ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2020
Early-phase study of a telephone-based intervention to reduce weight regain among bariatric surgery patients.
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- The experience and discharge readiness of patients undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery: a qualitative study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- A non-randomized comparison of engagement and outcomes for in-person versus virtual delivery of the Partner2Lose weight management trial.Obesity science & practice · 2024Article
- The role of depression and anxiety symptom severity in remotely delivered mental health care.Psychological services · 2024Article
- [Prevention and management of postinterventional weight regain].Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2023Article
- Engaging primary care patients with existing online tools for weight loss: A pilot trial.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
- Casting New Light on Statistical Power: An Illuminating Analogy and Strategies to Avoid Underpowered Trials.American journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Individual-level barriers to bariatric surgery from patient and provider perspectives: A qualitative study.American journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Weight Loss Outcomes and Lifestyle Patterns Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: an 8-Year Retrospective Study of 212 Patients.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Protocol and short-term results for a feasibility randomized controlled trial of a video intervention for Veterans with obesity: The TOTAL (Teaching Obesity Treatment Options to Adult Learners) pilot study.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2021Article
- How are bariatric patients coping during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic? Analysis of factors known to cause weight regain among postoperative bariatric patients.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2021Article
- Eating Disorders and Overweight/Obesity in Veterans: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Treatment Considerations.Current obesity reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveThis study describes early-phase development of a behavioral intervention to reduce weight regain following bariatric surgery. We utilized the Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials model to guide intervention development and evaluation. We sought to establish recruitment, retention, and fidelity monitoring procedures; evaluate feasibility of utilizing weight from the electronic medical record (EMR) as an outcome; observe improvement in behavioral risk factors; and evaluate treatment acceptability.
methodThe intervention comprised 4 weekly telephone calls addressing behavior change strategies for diet, physical activity, and nutrition supplement adherence and 5 biweekly calls addressing weight loss maintenance constructs. Veterans (
resultsResults supported the feasibility of recruiting (48%) and retaining participants (93% provided survey data; 100% had EMR weight). Pre-post changes in weight (73% with < 3% weight regain) and physical activity (Cohen's ds 0.38 to 0.52) supported the potential for the intervention to yield clinically significant results. Intervention adherence (mean 7.8 calls of 9 received) and positive feedback from interviews supported treatment acceptability.
conclusionsThe intervention should be evaluated in an adequately powered randomized controlled trial. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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