A Church-Based Weight Loss Intervention in African American Adults using Text Messages (LEAN Study): Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

African American adults experience a high prevalence of obesity and its associated comorbidities, including diabetes. Church-based interventions have been shown to be effective in decreasing weight in this population. mHealth interventions can address two needs for obesity treatment in this communit...

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Published in:	Journal of medical Internet research Vol. 20; no. 8; p. e256
Main Authors:	Newton Jr, Robert L, Carter, Leah A, Johnson, William, Zhang, Dachuan, Larrivee, Sandra, Kennedy, Betty M, Harris, Melissa, Hsia, Daniel S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Canada Gunther Eysenbach MD MPH, Associate Professor 24.08.2018 JMIR Publications
Subjects:	Adults African Americans Automation Blood pressure Body composition Body fat Body mass index Body weight Cholesterol Christianity Church attendance Clinical trials Delayed Diabetes Dissemination Efficacy Feasibility Female Glucose Groups Human body Humans Intervention Male Mental health Middle Aged Obesity Original Paper Satisfaction Technology Telemedicine - methods Text Messaging Treatment needs Weight control Weight loss Weight Loss - physiology Weight Reduction Programs - methods community health mobile phone African Americans mHealth weight loss behavioral strategies text messages obesity
ISSN:	1438-8871, 1439-4456, 1438-8871
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