Trial reportJournal of behavioral medicine1987
Comparison of three worksite weight-loss competitions.
Trial report in Journal of behavioral medicine, 1987. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Dyad and group-based interventions in physical activity, diet, and weight loss: a systematic review of the evidence.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of workplace physical activity interventions.American journal of preventive medicine · 2009Pooled it
- Improving weight loss outcomes of community interventions by incorporating behavioral strategies.American journal of public health · 2010Trial
- Pilot survey of a novel incentive to promote healthy behavior among school children and their parents.Preventive medicine reports · 2017Article
- A statewide intervention reduces BMI in adults: Shape Up Rhode Island results.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2009Article
- Adherence to exercise programmes. Recommendations.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 1994Review
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Authors and funding
3 authors.
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Abstract
Competition is an effective means of promoting weight loss in worksite programs. This study was designed to determine the most effective structure of competition through a comparison of two kinds of competition within one worksite. Two competitions were between teams and one was among individuals. While all three competitions produced significant weight loss and lower attrition than previous worksite programs, the team competitions produced significantly lower attrition rates and significantly greater weight loss than the individual competition. Patterns of loss over time and the distribution of losses for groups also differed, with a smaller proportion of successful participants in the individual competition. The results suggest that team support as well as competition is a necessary component of effective worksite weight loss competitions.
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