• Pedersen JP, Ehrlich-Jones LS, Heinemann AW, LaVela SL. Informal Caregivers' Perceptions of Facilitators of Successful Weight Management for People With Spinal Cord Injury. The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association. 2023 May 1; 77(3).
• Dawson DB, Mohankumar R, Puran D, Nevedal A, Maguen S, Timko C, Kunik ME, Breland JY. Weight Management Treatment Representations: A Novel Use of the Common Sense Model. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 2023 Dec 1; 30(4):884-892.
• Gray KE, Hoerster KD, Spohr SA, Breland JY, Raffa SD. National Veterans Health Administration MOVE! Weight Management Program Participation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Preventing chronic disease. 2022 Mar 10; 19:E11.
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• Kobe EA, Crowley MJ, Jeffreys AS, Yancy WS, Zervakis J, Edelman D, Voils CI, Maciejewski ML, Coffman CJ. Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Elevated Body Mass Index in a Study Comparing Group Medical Visits Focused on Weight Management and Medication Intensification. Medical care. 2021 Nov 1; 59(11):1031-1038.

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• Weight Management as Effective as Medication Intensification for Glycemic Control among Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes
  This randomized clinical trial sought to determine whether adding intensive weight management to group medical visits (WM/GMV) improves glycemia compared with GMV alone, while enhancing weight loss and decreasing medication intensity in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. Findings showed that for Veterans with diabetes who attended group medical visits, adding intensive weight management u...
  
  Date: November 4, 2019
• Study Highlights Mental Health Services Important to Women Veterans
  Investigators in this study identified a subset of women Veteran primary care users who were potential stakeholders for mental health services, and then quantified their priorities for these services. Treatment for depression, pain management, coping with chronic conditions, sleep problems, weight management, and PTSD emerged as the top six mental healthcare priorities for women. The majority of w...
  
  Date: November 17, 2014
• Study Compares VA Weight Loss Interventions for Veterans
  The Aspiring for Lifelong Health (ASPIRE) small-changes weight loss intervention was developed to address the need for effective weight loss treatment for vulnerable populations. This randomized clinical trial evaluated the effectiveness of the ASPIRE intervention by randomly assigning obese Veterans to one of three treatment programs: 1) the ASPIRE-Group program, delivered via in-person groups; 2...
  
  Date: September 9, 2014
• Factors Associated with Use of VA MOVE! Program for Obese and Overweight Veterans
  This study sought to describe facility-level variability in the utilization of MOVE! (defined as 1 or more visits) – and to examine patient- and facility-level correlates of program use. Findings showed that although substantial variation exists across VA facilities in MOVE! utilization rates (0.05% to 16%), Veterans most in need of obesity management services were more likely to access the weight...
  
  Date: December 10, 2013
• MOVE! Weight Management Program Characteristics Associated with Patient Retention
  MOVE! program coordinators identified characteristics associated with patient retention, such as: provider knowledge of and referral to the program, reputation of the program within the medical facility, group meeting schedule (e.g. offering multiple meeting times), inclusion of physical activity in group meetings, and involvement by the MOVE! physician champion. There were no differences in patie...
  
  Date: July 1, 2012

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• Management Briefs eBrief-no203 --

  ...Management Briefs eBrief-no203 --...Management eBrief No. 203 » Back to list of all Management eBriefs Issue 203...Lifestyle Interventions or Surgery for Weight Loss in Patients with Obesity: A Systematic

• Gulf War Illness: A Systematic Review of Therapeutic Interventions and Management Strategies

  ...of Therapeutic Interventions and Management Strategies...of Therapeutic Interventions and Management Strategies GWI Interventions Evidence...and/or harms of an intervention or management strategy (pharmacological, supplement

• Management Briefs eBrief-no174 --

  ...Management Briefs eBrief-no174 --...Management eBrief No. 174 » Back to list of all Management eBriefs Issue 174...thought to be primarily caused by excess weight. While there is widespread consensus

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  ...Management Briefs eBrief-no93 --...Management eBrief No. 93 » Back to list of all Management eBriefs Issue 93 March...strategies have not produced substantial weight loss for the majority of those participating

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