Exploring the Use of Digital Technology to Support Health Behavior Change in Young People Under the Care of Complications of Excess Weight (CCEW) Clinics: Qualitative Patient-Centered Design Study.

Webb E, Sweeting A, Gee B, Teague B, Farrar M, Farrar V, Szinay D, Chan LF, Ong KK, Jackson B, Wylie S, Naughton F, Wilson J, Webb EA. (2025)

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Specialist multidisciplinary clinics have been established to provide care for the burgeoning number of young people presenting with comorbidities related to severe obesity in childhood. Digital technology, an integral component of most young people's lives, may enable clinics to offer accessible, ongoing support between appointments to the patients, thereby increasing the likelihood of successful health behavior change. However, while short-term engagement with technology-based behavior change interventions is good, engagement tends to decrease over time, limiting their overall impact. Little is known about the views of young people living with obesity on the role of digital technology as an adjunct to current traditional care pathways.

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