Barriers and facilitators in implementing a pilot, pragmatic, telemedicine-delivered healthy lifestyle program for obesity management in a rural, academic obesity clinic

Barriers and facilitators in implementing a pilot, pragmatic, telemedicine-delivered healthy lifestyle program for obesity management in a rural, academic obesity clinic

Abstract Purpose Few evidence-based strategies are specifically tailored for disparity populations such as rural adults. Two-way video-conferencing using telemedicine can potentially surmount geographic barriers that impede participation in high-intensity treatment programs offering frequent visits...

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Main Authors: John A. Batsis, Auden C. McClure, Aaron B. Weintraub, Diane Sette, Sivan Rotenberg, Courtney J. Stevens, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, David F. Kotz, Stephen J. Bartels, Summer B. Cook, Richard I. Rothstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Implementation Science Communications
Subjects:
Obesity
Telemedicine
Rural
Weight loss
Pragmatic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00075-9

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