Using mixed methods to develop and evaluate an online weight management intervention

• Published in: British journal of health psychology Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 45 - 55
• Main Authors: Bradbury, Katherine, Dennison, Laura, Little, Paul, Yardley, Lucy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Coaching; Counseling; e-health; Feasibility; Feasibility Studies; Feedback; Female; Health status; Humans; Internet; Intervention; intervention development; Male; Meaning; Middle Aged; mixed methods; Mixed methods research; Obesity; Power; Program Evaluation - statistics & numerical data; Qualitative research; Reliance; Research Design; Social Support; Telephone; Triangulation; Weight control; Weight loss; weight management; Weight Reduction Programs - methods; Weight Reduction Programs - statistics & numerical data; e-health; weight management; mixed methods; intervention development; obesity

Purpose This article illustrates the use of mixed methods in the development and evaluation of the Positive Online Weight Reduction (POWeR) programme, an e‐health intervention designed to support sustainable weight loss. The studies outlined also explore how human support might enhance intervention...