Opportunities to Improve a Mobile Obesity Wellness Intervention for Rural Older Adults with Obesity

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• Alternative Title:
  J Community Health
• Personal Author:
  Batsis, John A. ; Dokko, Rachel ; Naslund, John A. ; Zagaria, Alexandra B. ; Kotz, David ; Bartels, Stephen J. ; Carpenter-Song, Elizabeth
• Description:
  Older adults with obesity are at a high risk of decline, particularly in rural areas. Our study objective was to gain insights into how a potential Mobile Health Obesity Wellness Intervention (MOWI) in rural older adults with obesity, consisting of nutrition and exercise sessions, could be helpful to improve physical function. A qualitative methods study was conducted in a rural community, community-based aging center. Four community leaders, 7 clinicians and 29 patient participants underwent focus groups and semi-structured interviews. All participants had a favorable view of MOWI and saw its potential to improve health and create accountability. Participants noted that MOWI could overcome geographic barriers and provided feedback about components that could improve implementation. There was expressed enthusiasm over its potential to improve health. The use of technology in older adults with obesity in rural areas has considerable promise. There is potential that this intervention could potentially extend to distant areas in rural America that can surmount accessibility barriers. If successful, this intervention could potentially alter healthcare delivery by enhancing health promotion in a remote, geographically constrained communities. MOWI has the potential to reach older adults with obesity using novel methods in geographically isolated regions.
• Subjects:
  Aged Article Female Health Promotion Humans Male Middle Aged Mobile Health Obesity Older Adults Qualitative Rural Rural Population Telemedicine

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• Source:
  J Community Health. 45(1):194-200
• Pubmed ID:
  31486958
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6957745
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 MH078052/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; T32 MH073553/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; R01 MH089811/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; UL1 TR001086/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States ; P30 DA029926/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States ; U48 DP005018/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; U48DP005018/ACL/ACL HHS/United States ; K23 AG051681/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; R24 MH102794/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d0b06a7cac268ab4ad39d1d4e08bdc003ab0a89311841c40ad033e9068838eea
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/84328/cdc_84328_DS1.pdf
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