Adherence
Counselor efficiency in providing personalized feedback for technology-based behavioral weight loss interventions increases significantly over the first 9 months, reducing the time required per feedback message from a mean of 53 minutes to 26 minutes, though the absolute time cost (25-30 minutes) remains high.
If you are designing a weight loss program with human coaching, expect the time required to review and respond to participant data to drop significantly after the first 3-6 months as counselors become proficient. However, even with this efficiency gain, the time cost per interaction remains substantial (approx. 25-30 minutes), suggesting that for large-scale programs, hybrid models using automated feedback or peer support may be necessary to maintain cost-effectiveness.
Counselors used increasingly less time to review online self-monitoring data and compose feedback after the initial 9 months of study implementation... decreasing from mean 53 to 26 minutes.
Why this rating
Longitudinal analysis of real-world implementation data with statistical significance (P<.001) for the first 6 months, though limited to lay counselors in a specific military population.
Source
Counselor Efficiency at Providing Feedback in a Technology-Based Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention: Longitudinal Analysis
Margaret C. Fahey et al. · JMIR Formative Research · 2021
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