A Mobile Phone-Based Health Coaching Intervention for Weight Loss and Blood Pressure Reduction in a National Payer Population: A Retrospective Study

Mao, Alice; Chen, Connie; Magaña, Candy; Caballero Barajas, Karla; Nwando Olayiwola, J.

doi:10.2196/mhealth.7591

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A Mobile Phone-Based Health Coaching Intervention for Weight Loss and Blood Pressure Reduction in a National Payer Population: A Retrospective Study

Published in JMIR mhealth and uhealth • Jun 8, 2017

Authors:

Alice Mao

Connie Chen

Candy Magaña

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity and associated metabolic conditions continue to be challenging and costly to address for health care systems; 71% of American adults were overweight, with 35% of men and 40% of women diagnosed with obesity in 2014. Digital health coaching is an innovative approa...

Subject

Health coaching

Medicine

Overweight

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