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SUBMITTER: Bramante CT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6712152 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bramante Carolyn T CT McTigue Kathleen M KM Lehmann Harold P HP Clark Jeanne M JM Rothenberger Scott S Kraschnewski Jennifer J Lent Michelle R MR Herring Sharon J SJ Conroy Molly B MB McCullough Jody J Bennett Wendy L WL
Journal of general internal medicine 20190716 9
<h4>Background</h4>Greater than 60% of adults have overweight or obesity. Self-weighing is an effective weight loss and weight maintenance tool. However, little is known about self-weighing habits among the primary care patient population. Our objective was to examine the frequency of patient-reported self-weighing, and to evaluate the associations of self-weighing with demographic characteristics and self-monitoring behaviors.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted an analysis of survey data collected as ...[more]