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Steps to Health employee weight management randomized control trial: short-term follow-up results.

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2015-02
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Østbye, Truls
Stroo, Marissa
Brouwer, Rebecca JN
Peterson, Bercedis L
Eisenstein, Eric L
Fuemmeler, Bernard F
Joyner, Julie
Gulley, Libby
Dement, John M
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OBJECTIVE: To present the short-term follow-up findings of the Steps to Health study, a randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of two employee weight management programs offered within Duke University and the Health System. METHODS: A total of 550 obese (body mass index, ≥30 kg/m2) employees were randomized 1:1 between January 2011 and June 2012 to the education-based Weight Management (WM) or the WM+ arm, which focused on behavior modification. Employees were contacted to complete a follow-up visit approximately 14 months after baseline. RESULTS: There were no clinically, or statistically, meaningful differences between arms, but there were modest reductions in body mass index, and positive, meaningful changes in diet and physical activity for both arms. CONCLUSIONS: The modest positive effects observed in this study may suggest that to achieve weight loss through the workplace more intensive interventions may be required.
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Journal article
Subject
Adult
Behavior Therapy
Body Mass Index
Diet
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Behavior
Health Education
Hospitals, University
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motor Activity
Obesity
Occupational Health
Universities
Weight Reduction Programs
Workplace
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11443
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10.1097/JOM.0000000000000335
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Østbye, Truls; Stroo, Marissa; Brouwer, Rebecca JN; Peterson, Bercedis L; Eisenstein, Eric L; Fuemmeler, Bernard F; ... Dement, John M (2015). Steps to Health employee weight management randomized control trial: short-term follow-up results. J Occup Environ Med, 57(2). pp. 188-195. 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000335. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11443.
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Brouwer

Rebecca Brouwer

Dir, Research Initiatives
My overarching goal is to facilitate effective research and collaborations for the Duke research community, through the delivery of targeted programs, tools, and individual consultations.
Dement

John McCray Dement

Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health
Research interest focus on occupational and environmental epidemiology including exposure assessments for epidemiological studies. Exposure assessments involve the development of new and innovative exposure assessment methods and application of these methods to cohort and case-control studies of exposed populations. Research topics include occupational lung diseases and occupational and environmental carcinogens such as asbestos fibers, man-made fibers, and benzene. Epidemiological studi

Eric Leo Eisenstein

Associate Professor Emeritus in Medicine
Research Interests: Dr. Eisenstein is a member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute’s Outcomes Research and Assessment Group, with a special interest in understanding the relationships between complex interventions in health care systems and the long-term clinical and economic outcomes of patients. He has served as Principal Investigator for phase II, III, and IV economic and quality of life studies conducted alongside randomized clinical trials in cardiovascular, emerge
Fuemmeler

Bernard Frank Fuemmeler

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine
Unhealthy lifestyle factors, such as tobacco use, poor dietary intake, lack of physical activity, and high body mass index are the leading causes of cancer and chronic disease. The prevention of such diseases will be advanced through a more thorough understanding of the complex determinants of these lifestyle factors and the development of novel interventions that help change individual behavior for the better. Dr. Fuemmeler’s program of research takes a lifespan approach toward understand
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Peterson

Bercedis Leola Peterson

Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Statistical design, monitoring, and analyses of clinical trials in oncology and cancer control
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