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Cost-Effectiveness of Three Doses of a Behavioral Intervention to Prevent or Delay Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Areas
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 120Issue 7p1163–1171Published online: December 30, 2019
- Tiffany A. Radcliff
- Murray J. Côté
- Melanie D. Whittington
- Michael J. Daniels
- Linda B. Bobroff
- David M. Janicke
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 4
Rural Americans have higher prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) than urban populations and more limited access to behavioral programs to promote healthy lifestyle habits. Descriptive evidence from the Rural Lifestyle Intervention Treatment Effectiveness trial delivered through local cooperative extension service offices in rural areas previously identified that behavioral modification with both nutrition education and coaching resulted in a lower program delivery cost per kilogram of weight loss maintained at 2-years compared with an education-only comparator intervention.