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Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management: A Case Report
Published on: May 30, 2025
Use of Amulet in behavioral change for geriatric obesity management
John A Batsis1,2,3,4,5, Alexandra B Zagaria2,3, Ryan J Halter6,7
1Section of General Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, United States of America.
Background:
Obesity in older adults is a significant public health concern. Weight-loss interventions are known to improve physical function but risk the development of sarcopenia. Mobile health devices have the potential to augment existing interventions and, if designed accordingly, could improve one's physical activity and strength in routine physical activity interventions.
Methods And Results:
We present Amulet, a mobile health device that has the capability of engaging patients in physical activity. The purpose of this article is to discuss the development of applications that are tailored to older adults with obesity, with the intention to engage and improve their health.
Conclusions:
Using a team-science approach, Amulet has the potential, as an open-source mobile health device, to tailor activity interventions to older adults.
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