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Weekly telemonitoring for counseling and weigh-in does not lead to a statistically significant improvement in BMI over an 8-week period.
Practitioners may need to consider alternative interventions or longer durations for weight management programs.
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The results showed there is not a statistically significant improvement in BMI using telehealth for weekly weigh-ins over an eight-week period of time.
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Based on the structured design of the project as described in the abstract.
Source
Weekly Telehealth Weigh-in for BMI Reduction
Kelly Ahmad · 2022
DOI 10.46409/sr.kssg1798
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