ArticleObesity science & practice2020
Digital self-monitoring: Does adherence or association with outcomes differ by self-monitoring target?
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Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled 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
- Coach access to digital self-monitoring data: an experimental test of short-term effects in behavioral weight-loss treatment.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2024Trial
- The Effect of Tailored, Daily, Smartphone Feedback to Lifestyle Self-Monitoring on Weight Loss at 12 Months: the SMARTER Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Describing Transitions in Adherence to Physical Activity Self-monitoring and Goal Attainment in an Online Behavioral Weight Loss Program: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Mobile health assisted self-monitoring is acceptable for supporting weight loss in rural men: a pragmatic randomized controlled feasibility trial.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- Weight-Related Information Avoidance Prospectively Predicts Poorer Self-Monitoring and Engagement in a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021Trial
- Counselor Surveillance of Digital Self-Monitoring Data: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2020Trial
- Pilot of a Micro-Randomized Factorial Trial of Self-Monitoring Feedback in a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
- Novel energy balance tracking to support personalised AI health coaching: a real-world evaluation of the ENHANCE framework.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Observational
- Applying Artificial Intelligence and machine learning in precision nutrition.Nature communications · 2026Review
- Adherence to Behavioral Weight Management: A Scoping Review of Definitions, Measurement, and Components.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Article
- Calorie-Counting Apps for Monitoring and Managing Calorie Intake in Adults Living With Weight-Related Chronic Diseases: Decade-Long Scoping Review (2013-2024).JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Digital-Assisted Nutritional Monitoring and Body Composition Changes in Aging Adults: A 6-Month Controlled Longitudinal Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Gamified Optimized Diabetes Management With Artificial Intelligence-Powered Rural Telehealth Intervention (GODART): Protocol for an Optimization Pilot and Feasibility Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Differences in Self-Monitoring Technology Use and Perceptions Between National Weight Control Registry Participants Maintaining and Regaining Weight.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2025Article
- Measuring the influence of depressive symptoms on engagement, adherence, and weight loss in an eHealth intervention.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Within-week and within-year patterns in self-monitoring of dietary intake in adults with obesity participating in a behavioral weight loss program.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- The Role of Tele-Exercise for People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Why more successful? An analysis of participants' self-monitoring data in an online weight loss intervention.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Patterns and Predictors of Engagement With Digital Self-Monitoring During the Maintenance Phase of a Behavioral Weight Loss Program: Quantitative Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveDigital self-monitoring of eating, physical activity, and weight is increasingly prescribed in behavioural weight loss programmes. This study determined if adherence rates or associations with outcomes differed according to self-monitoring target (ie, self-monitoring of eating versus physical activity versus weight).
methodsParticipants in a 3-month, group-based weight loss programme were instructed to use an app to record food intake, wear a physical activity sensor, and use a wireless body weight scale. At post-treatment, weight loss was measured in clinic and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was measured by research-grade accelerometer.
resultsAdherence to self-monitoring decreased significantly over time for eating and weight but not physical activity. Overall, adherence to self-monitoring of weight was lower than that of eating or physical activity. Greater adherence to self-monitoring of eating, physical activity, and weight each predicted greater weight loss. Only greater adherence to self-monitoring of eating was associated with greater bouted minutes of MVPA.
conclusionsFindings from this study suggest that self-monitoring should be considered a target-specific behaviour rather than a unitary construct when conceptualizing adherence and association with treatment outcomes.
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