Research
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In-clinic group visits resulted in statistically significantly greater weight loss compared to in-clinic individual visits.
Implementing group visits may enhance weight loss outcomes compared to individual visits.
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Compared with the in-clinic individual intervention, the mean difference in weight change was -1.9 kg (97.5% CI, -3.5 to -0.2 kg; P = .01) for the in-clinic 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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