Effect of an Internet-Based Program on Weight Loss for Low-Income Postpartum Women A Randomized Clinical Trial
Effect of an Internet-Based Program on Weight Loss for Low-Income Postpartum Women A Randomized Clinical Trial
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DOI:
10.1001/jama.2017.7119
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发表时间:
2017-06-20
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120.7
通讯作者:
Tate, Deborah F.
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作者:
Phelan, Suzanne;Hagobian, Todd;Tate, Deborah F.
IMPORTANCE Postpartum weight retention increases lifetime risk of obesity and related morbidity. Few effective interventions exist for multicultural, low-income women.OBJECTIVE To test whether an internet-basedweight loss programin addition to the Special Supplemental Nutrition ProgramforWomen, Infants, and Children (WIC program) for low-income postpartumwomencouldproducegreaterweight lossthantheWICprogramaloneover 12months.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A 12-month, cluster randomized, assessor-blind, clinical trial enrolling 371 adult postpartum women at 12 clinics in WIC programs from the California central coast between July 2011 and May 2015 with data collection completed in May 2016.INTERVENTIONS Clinics were randomized to the WIC program (standard care group) or the WIC program plus a 12-month primarily internet-based weight loss program (intervention group), including a website with weekly lessons, web diary, instructional videos, computerized feedback, text messages, and monthly face-to-face groups at the WIC clinics.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcomewasweight change over 12 months, based on measurements at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months. Secondary outcomes included proportion returning to preconceptionweight and changes in physical activity and diet. RESULTS Participants included 371women (mean age, 28.1 years; Hispanic, 81.6%; meanweight above prepregnancyweight, 7.8 kg; mean months post partum, 5.2 months) randomized to the intervention group or standard care group; 89.2% of participants completed the study. The intervention group produced greater mean 12-monthweight loss compared with the standard care group. More participants in the intervention group than the standard care group returned to preconceptionweight by 12 months.[GRAPHICS].The intervention group and standard care group did not significantly differ in 12-month changes in physical activity, calorie intake, or incidences of injury or lowbreastmilk supply from baseline to month 6 (21 of 61 participants in the intervention group vs 23 of 72 participants in the standard care group) and from month 6 to 12 (13 of 32 participants in the intervention group vs 14 of 37 participants in the standard care group).CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Among low-income postpartumwomen, an internet-based weight loss program in addition to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program forWomen, Infants, and Children (WIC program) compared with the WIC program alone resulted in a statistically significant greater weight loss over 12 months. Further research is needed to determine program and cost-effectiveness as part of the WIC program.