Randomised controlled trial and economic analysis of an internet-based weight management programme: POWeR+ (Positive Online Weight Reduction)

Little, Paul; Stuart, Beth; Hobbs, FD Richard; Kelly, Jo; Smith, Emily R; Bradbury, Katherine J; Hughes, Stephanie; Smith, Peter WF; Moore, Michael V; Lean, Mike EJ; Margetts, Barrie M; Byrne, Christopher D; Griffin, Simon; Davoudianfar, Mina; Hooper, Julie; Yao, Guiqing; Zhu, Shihua; Raftery, James; Yardley, Lucy

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An internet-based weight management programme in primary care achieved a greater initial average weight loss than brief advice sheets and was likely to be cost-effective.

Paul Little, Beth Stuart, FD Richard Hobbs, Jo Kelly, Emily R Smith, Katherine J Bradbury, Stephanie Hughes, Peter WF Smith, Michael V Moore, Mike EJ Lean, Barrie M Margetts, Christopher D Byrne, Simon Griffin, Mina Davoudianfar, Julie Hooper, Guiqing Yao, Shihua Zhu, James Raftery & Lucy Yardley.

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Paul Little ^1,^*, Beth Stuart ¹, FD Richard Hobbs ², Jo Kelly ¹, Emily R Smith ³, Katherine J Bradbury ³, Stephanie Hughes ¹, Peter WF Smith ⁴, Michael V Moore ¹, Mike EJ Lean ⁵, Barrie M Margetts ¹, Christopher D Byrne ⁶, Simon Griffin ⁷, Mina Davoudianfar ², Julie Hooper ¹, Guiqing Yao ⁸, Shihua Zhu ⁸, James Raftery ⁸, Lucy Yardley ³

¹ Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
² Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
³ Centre for Applications of Health Psychology (CAHP), Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
⁴ Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
⁵ Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
⁶ National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
⁷ Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
⁸ Health Economic Analyses Team (HEAT), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
^* Corresponding author Email: p.little@soton.ac.uk

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