Andrea T. Kozak

TL;DR: The addition of a personal digital assistant and telephone coaching can enhance short-term weight loss in combination with an existing system of care.

TL;DR: A likely relationship between increasing weight and pain conditions such as osteoarthritis and low back pain is supported and research should focus on expanding knowledge about mechanisms of the relationship between pain and obesity.

TL;DR: Remote coaching supported by mobile technology and financial incentives holds promise to improve diet and activity, and targeting fruits/vegetables and sedentary leisure together maximizes overall adoption and maintenance of multiple healthy behavior changes.

TL;DR: Five themes emerged indicating that patients with chronic pain and obesity experience: depression as magnifying the comorbid physical symptoms and complicating treatment; hedonic hunger triggered by physical pain and associated with depression and shame; emotional or “binge” eating in response to pain; altered dietary choices in responseto pain; and low self‐efficacy for physical activity due to pain.

TL;DR: A summary of the most current literature is provided along with potential solutions to methodological challenges (e.g., high attrition, minimal participant racial/ethnic diversity, heterogeneity of technology delivery modes).