Published on in Vol 7, No 3 (2018): March

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/8229, first published .
Assessing the Feasibility of a Social Media to Promote Weight Management Engagement in Adolescents with Severe Obesity: Pilot Study

Assessing the Feasibility of a Social Media to Promote Weight Management Engagement in Adolescents with Severe Obesity: Pilot Study

Assessing the Feasibility of a Social Media to Promote Weight Management Engagement in Adolescents with Severe Obesity: Pilot Study

Elizabeth Prout Parks   1, 2 , MD, MSc ;   Renee' H Moore   3, 4 , PhD ;   Ziyi Li   3 , MPH ;   Chanelle T Bishop-Gilyard   5 , PsyD ;   Andrew R Garrett   1, 6 , BS ;   Douglas L Hill   7 , PhD ;   Yasmeen P. Bruton   1 , MA ;   David B Sarwer   8 , PhD

1 Division of Gastreoenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States

2 Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

3 Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

4 Biostatistics Collaboration Core, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

5 Department of Psychiatry, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States

6 College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States

7 Pediatrics Advanced Care Team, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States

8 College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Elizabeth Prout Parks, MD, MSc
  • Division of Gastreoenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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