Adherence
Enhanced mobile health self-monitoring (including smart scales, peer discussion, and text prompts) yields greater weight loss and higher adherence than basic app-only self-monitoring in rural men.
If you are a rural man looking to lose weight, a basic app might not be enough. You need more than just a logbook. Use an app that connects you with others, sends you reminders, and automatically tracks your weight. This 'enhanced' support system helps you stick to the habit of tracking, which leads to better results than trying to do it alone with a basic app.
At 6 months, an observed mean weight loss was 7.03 kg (95% CI: 3.67, 10.39) for MT+ group and 4.14 kg (95% CI: 2.22, 6.06) for MT group... men in the MT+ having more favorable results.
Why this rating
It is a randomized controlled trial, but it is a small feasibility pilot (n=80) with a short duration (6 months) and no long-term follow-up.
Source
Mobile health assisted self-monitoring is acceptable for supporting weight loss in rural men: a pragmatic randomized controlled feasibility trial
Christine Eisenhauer et al. · BMC Public Health · 2021
DOI 10.1186/s12889-021-11618-7
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