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In-clinic group visits resulted in a mean weight loss of -4.4 kg at 24 months.
In-clinic group visits may be an effective strategy for weight loss in rural settings.
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Mean weight loss at 24 months was -4.4 kg (95% CI, -5.5 to -3.4 kg) in the in-clinic group intervention.
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Based on a cluster randomized trial design.
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Effect of Behavioral Therapy With In-Clinic or Telephone Group Visits vs In-Clinic Individual Visits on Weight Loss Among Patients With Obesity in Rural Clinical Practice
Christie A. Befort et al. · JAMA · 2021
DOI 10.1001/jama.2020.25855
rct · n=1407Cited 75×
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