title: Weight Reduction Goal Achievement with High-Intensity MOVE!(®) Treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of high-intensity treatment with the behavioral weight reduction program, MOVE!(®), available at Veterans Administration Medical Centers, on achieving at least a 5% weight reduction 6 months after enrolling in the program. MOVE!(®) is free to veterans but little is known about the recommended number of sessions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using longitudinal clinical data from electronic health records of 216 MOVE!(®) program participants, weight reduction was examined in this secondary data analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on the 2013 guidelines for overweight and obesity management, weights were evaluated at baseline and 6 months following enrollment in the program, and high-intensity MOVE!(®) was determined by attending 14 or more sessions within the first 6 months following enrollment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  High-intensity MOVE!(®) participants were five times as likely to achieve at least the 5% weight reduction goal at 6 months compared to those participants with low intensity, while controlling for age, gender, and race (OR = 4.74; CI: 1.3, 17.2; p < .02).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This research supports the 2013 recommendations for high-intensity lifestyle intervention as participants who completed 14 or more sessions were almost five times more likely to achieve a 5% weight reduction.
authors: College of Nursing, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia.
authors: Jane T
authors: JT
authors: Garvin
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006040:Goals; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy; D050177:Overweight / Q000628:therapy*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015431:Weight Loss; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000379:methods*
keywords: guidelines; obesity; obesity management; obesity treatment; veterans; weight loss; weight management program; weight reduction