Effect of Minimal Individual or Group Enhancement in an eHealth Program on Mental Health, Health Behavior, and Work Ability in Employees With Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial
Minimal enhancement through either group or individual video-conference meetings did not provide additional benefits in the mental health or eating habit domains compared with the eHealth intervention alone. Nevertheless, our results indicate that eHealth interventions for weight loss have the potential to reduce depression symptoms and binge-eating tendencies, while also improving eating competence and physical activity across the study population. Continued support may be necessary to sustain positive changes.
Authors
- Joona Muotka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7113-903X)
- Kirsi Hannele Pietiläinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8522-1288)
- Riitta Korpela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0337-9186)
- Raimo Lappalainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6683-134X)
- Laura-Unnukka Suojanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0771-8026)
- Siniriikka A Männistö (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5359-2714)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FI)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-05-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/66518
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Helsingin Yliopisto
- Suomen Lääketieteen Säätiö
- Työsuojelurahasto
- Juho Vainion Säätiö
- Novo Nordisk
- Novo Nordisk Fonden
- Diabetestutkimussäätiö