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Telemedical coaching (TMC) combined with telemonitoring significantly improves weight loss outcomes in overweight employees compared to telemonitoring alone or no coaching, with effects sustained over 3 years.
If you are overweight, using a combination of self-monitoring tools (like a scale and pedometer) along with regular check-ins with a health coach can help you lose weight and keep it off for years. The key is the human support component, not just the technology.
TMC and/or telemonitoring support long-term weight reduction in overweight employees. The combination of both interventions points towards an additional effect.
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial with 104 participants, but ITT analysis lost significance for between-group differences at 12 months, though PP analysis showed significance.
Source
Telemedical coaching for weight loss in overweight employees: a three-armed randomised controlled trial
Kerstin Kempf et al. · BMJ Open · 2019
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022242
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