51 Digital self-monitoring: App-based meal logging beneficial to weight loss in obese patients

Zusammenfassung

To summarize, the usage of the instrumental variable allowed us to gauge the unconfounded effect of meal logging on weight loss. Based on the results, we conclude that app-based meal logging in itself is conducive to weight loss in a blended-care setting. As the data suggests a linear relationship (more meal logs, more weight loss), prompting patients to log more meals is a promising intervention strategy to drive weight loss. In general, more research is needed to identify (and subsequently increase) the genuine effects of app-based behaviour change techniques, such as self-monitoring. The resulting evidence will be pivotal in designing scalable, blended-care weight loss interventions that make optimal use of dietitians’ scarce resources, while relying on app-based care for behaviour change techniques that prove efficacious when delivered digitally.

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24. September 2021