Jack F. Hollis

TL;DR: Increased intake of fruits and vegetables, more frequent self-weighing, and decreased dessert consumption were mediators of the difference between personal contact vs. interactive technology.

TL;DR: This paper summarizes the collective experience in developing and using videos to facilitate smoking cessation counseling in a variety of medical settings and provides a discussion of implementation issues, a description of the video development process and information on patient exposure to the videos.

TL;DR: Costs of implementing and operating an Internet-based intervention for weight loss maintenance were substantially less than analogous costs of an intervention using standard phone and in-person contacts and are of a magnitude that would be attractive to many health systems, subject to demonstration of cost-effectiveness.

TL;DR: Examination of the association between weight loss history and weight loss outcomes in a diverse sample of high-risk individuals found that greater weight loss was predicted by fewer previous weight loss attempts with assistance and greater maximum weight loss in previous attempts.

TL;DR: Type As described themselves as having a broader attentional focus and reported more naturally occurring physical and psychological symptoms than did Type Bs.