DEVELOPING COMPUTER-ASSISTED THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY
DEVELOPING COMPUTER-ASSISTED THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY
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DOI：
10.1016/s0005-7894(05)80191-1
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发表时间：
1990-12-01
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
BURNETT, KF
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作者：
AGRAS, WS;TAYLOR, CB;BURNETT, KF
90名轻度至中度超重的妇女参加了一项研究，探讨手持电脑在治疗超重方面的潜在效用。该研究比较了使用计算机与一个介绍性会议;计算机治疗与四个额外的小组支持会议;和治疗师进行减肥计划，在一个随机设计。所有三组的体重减轻都是适度的，大约是预期的一半。一年随访期间，两组之间的体重减轻没有差异，过程测量也没有差异，这表明在教育和结果方面，门诊计算机治疗是有效的，因为治疗师进行治疗。没有小组支持的计算机比其他两组的即时结果显着更具成本效益。然而，有一些迹象表明，小组支持可能会提高长期维持体重减轻，因此，在随访期间，单独使用计算机组的成本优势下降。需要进一步的开发工作，以确定是否可以实现强大的重量损失与手持计算机或这种方法是否有固有的局限性。
Ninety mild to moderately overweight women participated in a study examining the potential utility of a hand-held computer in the treatment of overweight. The study compared the use of a computer with one introductory session; computer therapy with four additional group support sessions; and a therapist conducted weight loss program, in a randomized design. The weight losses in all three groups were modest being approximately half of that expected. No differences in weight losses were found between groups to one-year follow-up, nor were differences found on process measures, suggesting that ambulatory computer treatment is a effective, in terms of education and outcome, as therapist conducted treatment. The computer without group support was significantly more cost-effective at immediate outcome than the other two groups. There was some indication, however, that group support may enhance long-term maintenance of weight loss, thus the cost advantage for the computer alone group declined over the follow-up period. Further developmental work is needed to ascertain whether robust weight losses can be achieved with a hand-held computer or whether this method has inherent limitations.