Steps to Health employee weight management randomized control trial: short-term follow-up results.
Abstract
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.
Type
Journal articleSubject
AdultBehavior 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/10161/11443Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1097/JOM.0000000000000335Publication Info
(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.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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