Adapting a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Delivery via Facebook: A Pilot Series Among Low-Income Postpartum Women.

Valerie J Silfee Andrea Lopez-Cepero Stephenie C Lemon Barbara Estabrook Oanh Nguyen Monica L Wang Milagros C Rosal

Published in: JMIR formative research (2018)

Our findings demonstrated that a Facebook-delivered intervention was acceptable and could be feasibly delivered to low-income postpartum women. Future research is needed to evaluate the efficacy of a Facebook-delivered weight loss intervention.

Keyphrases

weight loss
randomized controlled trial
social media
bariatric surgery
polycystic ovary syndrome
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
weight gain