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The efficacy of a daily self-weighing weight loss intervention using smart scales and e-mail.

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Steinberg, DM; Tate, DF; Bennett, GG; Ennett, S; Samuel-Hodge, C; Ward, DS
Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
September 2013

To examine the impact of a weight loss intervention that focused on daily self-weighing for self-monitoring as compared to a delayed control group among 91 overweight adults.The 6-month intervention included a cellular-connected "smart" scale for daily weighing, web-based weight loss graph, and weekly e-mails with tailored feedback and lessons. An objective measure of self-weighing frequency was obtained. Weight was measured in clinic at 3 and 6 months. Caloric intake and expenditure, and perceptions of daily self-weighing were also measured.Using intent-to-treat analyses, the intervention group lost significantly more weight compared to the control group [mean (95% CI); 3 months: -4.41% (-5.5, -3.3) vs. -0.37% (-1.5, 0.76); 6 months: -6.55% (-7.7, -5.4) vs. -0.35% (-1.5, 0.79); group × time interaction: P < 0.001] and a greater percentage achieved 5% (42.6% vs. 6.8%; P < 0.0001) and 10% (27.7% vs. 0%; P < 0.0001) weight loss. On average, the intervention group self-weighed more days/week (6.1 ± 1.1 vs. 1.1 ± 1.5; P < 0.0001) and consumed fewer calories/day compared to the control group [mean (95% CI); 6 months: 1,509 (1,291, 1,728) vs. 1,856 (1,637, 2,074); group × time interaction: P = 0.006]. Among intervention participants, daily self-weighing was perceived positively.These results indicate that an intervention focusing on daily self-weighing can produce clinically significant weight loss.

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Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)

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EISSN

1930-739X

ISSN

1930-7381

Publication Date

September 2013

Volume

21

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1789 / 1797

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Perception
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Obesity
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Internet
  • Intention to Treat Analysis
  • Humans
 

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Steinberg, D. M., Tate, D. F., Bennett, G. G., Ennett, S., Samuel-Hodge, C., & Ward, D. S. (2013). The efficacy of a daily self-weighing weight loss intervention using smart scales and e-mail. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 21(9), 1789–1797. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20396
Steinberg, Dori M., Deborah F. Tate, Gary G. Bennett, Susan Ennett, Carmen Samuel-Hodge, and Dianne S. Ward. “The efficacy of a daily self-weighing weight loss intervention using smart scales and e-mail.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 21, no. 9 (September 2013): 1789–97. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20396.
Steinberg DM, Tate DF, Bennett GG, Ennett S, Samuel-Hodge C, Ward DS. The efficacy of a daily self-weighing weight loss intervention using smart scales and e-mail. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md). 2013 Sep;21(9):1789–97.
Steinberg, Dori M., et al. “The efficacy of a daily self-weighing weight loss intervention using smart scales and e-mail.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), vol. 21, no. 9, Sept. 2013, pp. 1789–97. Epmc, doi:10.1002/oby.20396.
Steinberg DM, Tate DF, Bennett GG, Ennett S, Samuel-Hodge C, Ward DS. The efficacy of a daily self-weighing weight loss intervention using smart scales and e-mail. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md). 2013 Sep;21(9):1789–1797.
Journal cover image

Published In

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)

DOI

EISSN

1930-739X

ISSN

1930-7381

Publication Date

September 2013

Volume

21

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1789 / 1797

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Perception
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Obesity
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Internet
  • Intention to Treat Analysis
  • Humans