Research
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Telephone group visits resulted in a mean weight loss of -3.9 kg at 24 months.
Telephone group visits can also support weight loss in rural populations.
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Mean weight loss at 24 months was -3.9 kg (95% CI, -5.0 to -2.9 kg) in the telephone group intervention.
Why this rating
Based on a cluster randomized trial design.
Source
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
rct · n=1407Cited 75×
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