The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of mobile health applications in improving health outcomes in patients with overweight and obesity. This study will involve a 6-month long commitment where participants will be expected to use an mHealth app daily, weigh themselves and check their fasting blood glucose levels every morning.
Between the age of 18-64
BMI ≥ 25
Owns or has access to a bathroom weight scale
Owns a smartphone and willing to download mobile app
On medications that promote weight gain such as antipsychotic, antidepressant, and steroid hormone medications.
Medications for diabetes such as insulin, thiazolidinediones or sulfonylureas are okay
Factorial
Healthi
Other interventionHealthi refers to the Healthi app, which is a mobile application for weight loss
Effectiveness of mHealth apps at changing bodyweight assessed by bodyweight measurements over 6 months
Determine if the mhealth app is an effective weight loss modality compared to standard weight loss program (control) Outcome measure will be body weight in kg
Self-efficacy in weight management assessed by Weight Management and Nutrition Knowledge questionnaire
Compare and determine which intervention promotes self-efficacy in weight management. Reporting will be on a scale of 0-100, with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy
Long-term change in diabetes via fasting blood glucose
Compare and determine which intervention elicits the most change towards diabetes via fasting blood glucose Outcome measure will be fasting blood glucose
Quality of Life after using mHealth apps assessed by World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF questionnaire
Comparing the two arms to determine which leads to greater quality of life (QOL) Measures will be reported on a scale of 1-5 across four domains. Scores will be converted to a scale of 0-100
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