@article{053a1ff472df4f30b4073f14ce46df41,
title = "Health-related quality of life among participants in the SMART weight loss trial",
abstract = "Obesity has been associated with a decreased health-related quality of life (HRQoL); however, the association between weight change and HRQoL is unclear. This secondary analysis of the SMART (Self Monitoring And Recording using Technology) trial, a clinical trial of behavioral weight loss treatment, provides evidence that quality of life improves with weight loss.",
author = "Styn, {Mindi A.} and Jing Wang and Acharya, {Sushama D.} and Kyeongra Yang and Chasens, {Eileen R.} and Jina Choo and Lei Ye and Burke, {Lora E.}",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant RO1-DK71817 and partial support for L. E. Burke by NIH K24 Award (NR010742). The conduct of the study was also supported by the Data Management Core of the Center for Research in Chronic Disorders, NIH-NINR #P30-NR03924; the General Clinical Research Center, NIH-NCRR-GCRC #5MO1-RR00056; and the Clinical Translational Research Center, NIH/NCRR/CTSA Grant UL1 RR024153, at the University of Pittsburgh. ",
year = "2012",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1016/j.apnr.2011.08.001",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "25",
pages = "276--279",
journal = "Applied Nursing Research",
issn = "0897-1897",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders Ltd",
number = "4",
}