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Technology-assisted behavioral interventions may be effective for producing weight loss among overweight and obese adults.
Healthcare professionals can consider using technology-assisted interventions to support weight loss in patients.
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Findings suggest that the use of technology-assisted behavioral interventions, particularly those that incorporate text messaging or e-mail, may be effective for producing weight loss among overweight and obese adults.
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Based on systematic review of clinical trials.
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Technology-Assisted Weight Management Interventions: Systematic Review of Clinical Trials
Jerilyn K. Allen et al. · Telemedicine Journal and e-Health · 2014
DOI 10.1089/tmj.2014.0030
systematic_review · n=39Cited 39×
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