A Secondary Data Analysis Examining Young Adults' Performance in an Internet Weight Loss Program with Financial Incentives.
Jessica Gokee LaRoseTricia M LeaheyAutumn LanoyeJean ReadingRena R WingPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)
Findings suggest that technology-based BWL has the potential to eliminate weight loss disparities observed between young adults and older adults in in-person BWL trials. Moreover, adding financial incentives holds promise for promoting clinically meaningful weight loss for young adults.
Keyphrases
- young adults
- weight loss
- data analysis
- childhood cancer
- bariatric surgery
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- smoking cessation
- affordable care act
- physical activity
- glycemic control
- quality improvement
- obese patients
- health information
- healthcare
- hiv testing
- risk assessment
- hepatitis c virus
- body mass index
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- social media
- adipose tissue
- human health
- machine learning
- men who have sex with men
- health insurance