Comparing Costs of Telephone Versus Face-to-Face Extended Care Programs for the Management of Obesity in Rural Settings

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Describes and compares program costs and cost-effectiveness for 12-month extended care lifestyle maintenance programs following an initial 6-month weight loss program for women in rural Florida. Delivery methods for extended care lifestyle programs include telephone counseling, group face-to-face counseling, and mailed newsletters without counseling.

Tiffany Radcliff, Linda Bobroff, Lesley Lutes, et al.

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 112(9), 1363-1373

09/2012

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Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Women · Florida