title: The Tripler Army Medical Center's LE3AN program: a six-month retrospective analysis of program effectiveness for African-American and European-American females.
abstract: This is a retrospective study that examines the effectiveness of the Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) LE3AN Program for weight management among African-American and European American women. African-American and European-American active-duty females who enrolled in the TAMC LE3AN Program between July 1998 and December 2001, and completed six months of follow-up were included in the analysis. The results indicate that the program is associated with significant weight loss for participants, and that it is equally effective for African-American and European-American women. Weekly follow-up visits were correlated with greater weight loss.
authors.affiliation: Argosy University, Albuquerque, NM 87199, USA. mssimpso@amhd.health.state.hi.us
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Earles
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Folen
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trammel
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000193:education*; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000193:education*