dc.contributor.author | Harris, Lisa M. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Mounsey, Anne | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Nashelsky, Joan | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Q: Can mobile technology improve weight loss in overweight and obese patients? Evidence-based answer: Yes, this technology can help in the short term. Mobile technology compared with minimal or no intervention increases short-term (<6 months) weight loss (1.4 to 2.7 kg) in overweight and obese patients (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, meta-analysis of good quality studies and randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). Interventions that combine nonelectronic measures with mobile technology increase weight loss more effectively (3.7 kg) than no intervention (SOR: A, metaanalysis of good-quality studies and RCTs). Using mobile technology shows no significant benefits for weight loss after 12 months (SOR: A, multiple good-quality RCTs). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/59118 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2017 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 66, no. 02 (February 2017): 111-113. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | weight loss ; overweight ; obese ; mobile technology ; health motivation | eng |
dc.title | Can mobile technology improve weight loss in overweight and obese patients? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |