A one year post-program assessment of a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) weight management program for industrial employees: lessons learned
1996
Dennison, K.F. | Galante, D. | Dennison, D. | Golaszewski, T.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a computer-assisted instruction nutrition program would assist employees in maintaining weight loss and dietary intake improvements for a one-year period. Participants were assigned to three groups. Group A received the program with hands-on microcomputer use, Group B received the same program without hands-on microcomputer use and a control group did not receive any nutrition education. The intervention emphasized use of a computer-generated dietary and exercise analysis. Post program data showed trends toward weight loss for both experimental groups with a greater weight loss for Group A (20.3 lbs.) than Group B (2.3 lbs.) and a weight gain for the Control Group (2 lbs.). Dietary changes for the combined experimental groups indicated a significant difference post-intervention for polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. No differences were found in the Control Group. Despite the limitations of a small sample the results suggest that computer assisted instruction may contribute to successful weight loss and improved diet content. Suggestions are provided to increase the probability of success in future programs.
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