在农村,服务不足的社区进行在线减肥计划的可行性和可接受性试点研究
Ashleigh Oliveira1, Nouf Alfouzan2, Jin Yu2
1Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States.
PeerJ
|October 7, 2024
概括
这种在线减肥计划, EMPOWER,在农村社区证明了可行性和可接受性. 参与者实现了显著的体重减轻和营养改善,尽管保持需要改进.
科学领域:
- 肥胖问题研究研究
- 数字健康干预措施 数字健康干预措施
- 农村卫生 农村卫生
背景情况:
- 在线减肥计划正在成为肥胖管理的可扩展解决方案.
- 农村人口面临着独特的障碍,无法获得传统减肥干预措施.
- 为了解决这些差异,制定了EMPOWER计划.
研究的目的:
- 评估EMPOWER在线减肥计划的可行性,可接受性和初步有效性.
- 评估该计划对农村成年人体重和饮食摄入量的影响.
- 确定在计划设计和交付方面需要改进的领域.
主要方法:
- 从农村县招募16名BMI≥25kg/m2的成年人.
- 一年的干预包括在线教育,指导和通过MealPlot监测饮食.
- 通过入学,留学和完成率来衡量可行性;通过满意度调查来衡量可接受性;通过人类计量和饮食评估来衡量有效性.
主要成果:
- 报告的可行性足够,可接受性强 (平均满意度4.2/5).
- 在12个月后观察到临床显著的体重减轻 (6.2±6.0%体重) 和改善的蛋白质/纤维摄入量.
- 他们注意到对MealPlot网络应用程序的满意度较低 (2.7/5) 和放弃率高于预期 (保留率为62.5%).
结论:
- 在农村环境中,EMPOWER计划显示出可行性,可接受性和初步有效性的承诺.
- 对于未来的代,建议改善参与者保留和减少合作者的负担.
- 在线干预可以在服务不足的农村人口中有效进行体重管理.
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