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The intervention group achieved a mean body weight change of −9.5% (±4.1) with 90% of participants losing ≥ 5%.
Practitioners can consider remote interventions as effective for weight loss in older adults.
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The intervention group mean (±SD) body weight change was −9.5% (±4.1); 90% lost ≥ 5%.
Why this rating
Based on the randomized control pilot study design.
Source
Development and Feasibility of an eHealth Diabetes Prevention Program Adapted for Older Adults—Results from a Randomized Control Pilot Study
Suzannah Gerber et al. · Nutrients · 2024
DOI 10.3390/nu16070930
rct · n=20Cited 9×
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