A pilot test of the GoWoman weight management intervention for women with mobility impairments in the online virtual world of Second Life®

Model System:

SCI

Reference Type:

Accession No.:

Journal:

Disability and Rehabilitation

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

2018 , , , 1-12

Publication Website:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29889580

Abstract:

Pilot test GoWoman, a small-group weight management intervention for mobility impaired women that was a disability- and gender-responsive adaptation of the Diabetes Prevention Program delivered in the online virtual world of Second Life^®. Objectives were to (1) examine pre-/post-intervention differences in weight, waist circumference, diet, physical activity, self-efficacy for diet and physical activity, nutrition knowledge and social support for weight management, (2) determine intervention feasibility (fidelity, attrition, engagement, acceptability).

Author(s):

Nosek, MA, Robinson-Whelen, S, Ledoux, TA, Hughes, RB, O'Connor, DP, Lee, RE, Goe, R, Silveira, SL, Markley, R, Nosek, TM, GoWoman Consortium