title: Technology-based interventions for weight management: current randomized controlled trial evidence and future directions.
abstract: Obesity is a prevalent health care issue associated with disability, premature morality, and high costs. Behavioral weight management interventions lead to clinically significant weight losses in overweight and obese individuals; however, many individuals are not able to participate in these face-to-face treatments due to limited access, cost, and/or time constraints. Technological advances such as widespread access to the Internet, increased use of smartphones, and newer behavioral self-monitoring tools have resulted in the development of a variety of eHealth weight management programs. In the present paper, a summary of the most current literature is provided along with potential solutions to methodological challenges (e.g., high attrition, minimal participant racial/ethnic diversity, heterogeneity of technology delivery modes). Dissemination and policy implications will be highlighted as future directions for the field of eHealth weight management.
authors: Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 48309, USA. kozak@oakland.edu.
authors: Andrea T
authors: AT
authors: Kozak
authors: Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Joanna
authors: J
authors: Buscemi
authors: Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
authors: Misty A W
authors: MA
authors: Hawkins
authors: Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors: Monica L
authors: ML
authors: Wang
authors: Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA, USA.|Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors: Jessica Y
authors: JY
authors: Breland
authors: Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors: Kathryn M
authors: KM
authors: Ross
authors: Mind Body Connection, Inc., Manassas, VA, USA.
authors: Anupama
authors: A
authors: Kommu
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015431:Weight Loss
keywords: Dissemination; Randomized controlled trials; Recommendations; Review; Technology-based weight management; eHealth