Pragmatic implementation of a fully automated online obesity treatment in primary care.
John Graham ThomasEmily PanzaHallie M Espel-HuynhCarly M GoldsteinKevin O'LearyNoah BenedictAlbert J PueriniRena R WingPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2022)
This fully automated online program, implemented into the routine workflow of a primary care setting without any human counseling or researcher involvement, produced clinically meaningful short-term weight loss. Greater program engagement was associated with greater weight loss; efforts are needed to understand barriers to engagement.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- primary care
- social media
- quality improvement
- bariatric surgery
- roux en y gastric bypass
- health information
- gastric bypass
- machine learning
- deep learning
- high throughput
- endothelial cells
- weight gain
- obese patients
- glycemic control
- general practice
- clinical practice
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- smoking cessation
- healthcare
- electronic health record
- pluripotent stem cells
- combination therapy
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv infected
- single cell