Studies from Seattle in the Area of Preventive Medicine Described (Weight loss and lifestyle change among high-risk individuals enrolled in a digital diabetes prevention program: A longitudinal study of private and public health insurance …): Health and Medicine – Preventive Medicine

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2023 DEC 04 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Current study results on preventive medicine have been published. According to news reporting from Seattle, Washington, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Weight loss is critical to reduce diabetes risk. Diabetes Prevention Programs (DPPs) are effective for weight loss, although less is known about digital DPPs.”

The news editors obtained a quote from the research from Research Department: “This study explores the association between Brook+, a 52-week digital DPP, and weight loss. This longitudinal observational study uses a sample of 5,516 private, Medicare, and Medicaid health insurance members from Western New York enrolled into Brook+ between December 2020 and December 2022. We used multivariable generalized linear regression models to estimate the association between completion of the Brook+ program, overall and stratified by health insurance type, and 5% weight loss using odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), adjusted for age and gender. We also estimated average weight loss from baseline associated with high engagement with the program using adjusted linear regression models. In the pooled sample, those who completed the Brook + program had 21% increased odds of 5% weight loss (OR = 1.21 95% CI: (1.02 - 1.44)). Among users enrolled in private, Medicare, and Medicaid health insurance, program completion was associated with 21%, 33%, and 13% increased odds of 5% weight loss, compared to those who did not complete Brook+.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Interacting with health coaches, increased physical activity, and meal logging were all significant predictors of weight loss. Our results suggest that digital DPPs are promising for large-scale diabetes prevention via weight loss and lifestyle change.”

For more information on this research see: Weight loss and lifestyle change among high-risk individuals enrolled in a digital diabetes prevention program: A longitudinal study of private and public health insurance members in Western New York. Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023,36():102507. (Preventive Medicine Reports - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/preventive-medicine-reports/). The publisher for Preventive Medicine Reports is Elsevier.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102507.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Michael Merrill, Research Department, Brook Inc., Seattle, WA, United States. Additional authors for this research include Sarah LaPointe.

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