Impact of transition from face-to-face to telehealth on behavioral obesity treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kathryn M RossChelsea A LarsenKelsey M ArroyoMeena N ShankarFan YiPeihua QiuLisa AnthonyJaime RuizMichael G PerriPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2022)
These findings demonstrate that the results of behavioral weight-management interventions are robust, whether delivered in person or remotely, and that individuals can achieve clinically meaningful benefits from behavioral treatment even during a global pandemic. Pragmatic "lessons learned," including modified trial recruitment techniques, are discussed.