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JoAnn Cho

Pronouns

She/Her/Hers

Job Title

Research Assistant I

Academic Rank

Department

Medicine

Authors

JoAnn Cho, Sarah Noonan, Richard Fay

Principal Investigator

Heather J. Baer

Research Category: Cardiovascular, Diabetes, and Metabolic Disorders

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Implementation of an Online Weight Management Program in Clinical and Community Settings

Scientific Abstract

Over 70% of U.S. adults have overweight or obesity, which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, physicians often do not counsel patients about weight due to limited time, training, and resources. There is an urgent need for scalable strategies to help manage overweight and obesity.

This project, PROPS 2.0: Partnerships for Reducing Overweight and Obesity with Patient-Centered Strategies 2.0, will adapt and implement the intervention from the original PROPS Study on a larger scale, in a diverse cross-section of patients and providers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). The intervention will include an online weight management program with personalized coaching, plus support from patient navigators who will monitor patients’ progress and refer them to other resources if needed. We will enroll at least 5000 patients with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 or BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2 with comorbidities.

Important outcomes will include the number and proportion of eligible patients who enroll and use the program, changes in patients’ weight and other clinical outcomes over 12 months, patient and provider satisfaction, and barriers and facilitators to implementation.

This program will improve the management of overweight and obesity at BWH and across other healthcare systems in the future.

Lay Abstract

More than two-thirds of U.S. adults have overweight or obesity, which are related to increased risk for other health problems. However, physicians often do not talk to patients about weight due to limited time, training, and resources.

To address this problem, PROPS 2.0: Partnerships for Reducing Overweight and Obesity with Patient-Centered Strategies 2.0, will build on the original PROPS Study and carry out the program on a larger scale, across a variety of patients and providers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). The program will include an online weight management program with one-on-one coaching plus support from patient navigators who will monitor patients’ progress and refer them to other resources if needed. The goal is to enroll at least 5000 patients with overweight or obesity.

Important outcomes will include the number of eligible patients who sign up for and use the program, changes in patients’ weight and other health measures over 12 months, patient and provider satisfaction, and positive and negatives of the program.

This program will improve the management of overweight and obesity at BWH and across other healthcare systems in the future.

Clinical Implications

The implementation of this program will have an important impact on the management of overweight and obesity and patient outcomes at BWH and across other healthcare systems in the future.