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SUBMITTER: Coughlin JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4418479 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Coughlin J W JW Gullion C M CM Brantley P J PJ Stevens V J VJ Bauck A A Champagne C M CM Dalcin A T AT Funk K L KL Hollis J F JF Jerome G J GJ Lien L F LF Loria C M CM Myers V H VH Appel L J LJ
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 20131201 3
<h4>Background</h4>The Weight Loss Maintenance Trial tested strategies for maintenance of weight loss. Personal contact was superior to interactive technology and self-directed conditions.<h4>Purpose</h4>We aimed to identify behavioral mediators of the superior effect of personal contact vs. interactive technology and of personal contact vs. self-directed arms.<h4>Methods</h4>Overweight/obese adults at risk for cardiovascular disease (n = 1,032) who lost at least 4 kg were randomized to personal ...[more]