@article{cdd96dd9a4274a0f9158a4ff80d8c88d,
title = "Characteristics Influencing Weight Reduction Among Veterans in the MOVE!{\textregistered} Program",
abstract = "Obesity is a common health problem for veterans. This study explored background and program characteristics associated with a 5% weight reduction for veterans enrolled in MOVE!{\textregistered}, a weight management program. For data analysis, 404 veteran records were examined using logistic regression. Background characteristics included socio-demographic variables, comorbidity, body mass index, rurality, and Veterans Administration (VA) priority group. Program characteristics included the program type (group attendee or self-managed) as well as the number and type of provider contacts. Thirteen percent of participants achieved a 5% weight reduction. Age in years (odds ratio [OR] = 1.04) and the number of group visits (OR = 1.05) were significant predictors for achieving a 5% weight reduction. Given the importance of weight reduction, health professionals should consider these significant predictors when planning weight-reduction programs for veterans.",
keywords = "MOVE!{\textregistered}, obesity, overweight, veterans, weight loss",
author = "Garvin, {Jane T.} and Marion, {Lucy N.} and Narsavage, {Georgia L.} and Lorna Finnegan",
note = "Funding Information: The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Academic Affairs, Predoctoral Nursing Fellowship to the first author, and by the Georgia Regents University College of Nursing. Funding Information: The first author thanks M. Katherine Maeve, PhD, RN for her support as Program Director for the VA Predoctoral Nursing Fellowship. The authors thank Gayle Sprott, RN, CNVAMC MOVE! Coordinator, for her help in understanding how the program worked at this particular VA, Caroline McKinnon, PhD, CNS/PMH-BC for assistance with data collection, and Richard T. Campbell, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Biostatistics and Sociology Research Scientist, University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Health Research and Policy, for statistical support. {\textregistered} Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2014.",
year = "2015",
month = jan,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1177/0193945914534323",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "37",
pages = "50--65",
journal = "Western Journal of Nursing Research",
issn = "0193-9459",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "1",
}
