title: Time to RE-AIM: Why Community Weight Loss Programs Should Be Included in Academic Obesity Research.
abstract: Despite decades of efficacy-based research on weight loss interventions, the obesity epidemic in the United States persists, especially in underserved populations. We used the RE-AIM (Reach, Efficacy/Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) framework to describe the limitations of the current paradigm of efficacy-based research for weight loss interventions. We also used RE-AIM to propose that existing weight loss interventions (community-based programs) such as Jenny Craig, Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), and Weight Watchers be studied to supplement the efficacy-based research approaches to achieve population-level impact on obesity.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Mail Stop C263, 12348 E Montview Blvd, Room 4110, Aurora, CO 80045. Email: Nia.Mitchell@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: Nia S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical College, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: Allan V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Prochazka
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: Russell E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Glasgow
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*