NIH R01 · 2025
Millions of adults in the U.S. with overweight or obesity would like to improve their health and quality of life via weight loss, yet utilization of evidence-based weight loss interventions is low. Instead, adults commonly attempt self-guided weight loss, which has poor efficacy. When adults do use evidence-based interventions (which include behavioral, dietary, commercial, surgical, and pharmacological options), long-term engagement is suboptimal, as some individuals select interventions that are poorly matched to their needs. The proposed project is designed to test the use of patient navigators to increase uptake of and persistence with evidence-based weight loss interventions.…
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