This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Holtz B, Krein SL, Bentley...

This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Holtz B, Krein SL, Bentley DR, Hughes ME, Giardino ND, Richardson CR. Comparison of Veteran experiences of low-cost, home-based diet and exercise interventions. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(1):xx–xx.http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2013.04.0088

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Comparison of Veteran experiences of low-cost, home-based diet

and exercise interventions

Bree Holtz, PhD; Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN; Douglas R. Bentley, MPH; Maria E. Hughes, MPT;

Nicholas D. Giardino, PhD; Caroline R. Richardson, MD



• Aim– Test feasibility and user satisfaction with 3 low-cost,

home-based diet and exercise programs, as well as point-of-decision prompts among these Veterans.

• Relevance– Obesity is significant health problem among Veterans

receiving care from VA. – Veterans from OIF/OIF experience many chronic

conditions, which can make a physically active lifestyle difficult.



Method

• 3 interventions:– Free Web site (Sparkpeople). – Physical activity monitor (BodyMedia FIT).– Structured high-intensity intervention (P90X).

• Randomized crossover trial:– 26 participants used 2 of the 3 programs for 6 wk each.– All used point-of-decision prompts.



Results

• In general, participants were satisfied with and lost weight with each intervention.



Conclusion

• Study demonstrated that these low-cost interventions could be successful with OIF/OEF Veteran population.

• Larger and longer study is planned to further investigate effectiveness of these interventions.

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