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. 2018 Sep 20;12:76–84. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2018.09.004

Table 1.

Fit&Trim schedule (baseline to 3 months) by group.

Schedule In-Person Intervention Sessions Active Wait-List Control Sessions
Baseline Visit
  • Lifestyle balance and social networking

  • Initiating physical activity and healthy diet

  • Set individual short- and long-term goals

  • Training tracking weight, physical activity and food/drinks using mobile technology

  • Hepatitis A education and handout

  • Track physical activity via Fitbit Zip

1 Month Visit
  • Benefits and ways to be physically active

  • Filipino dancing – Zumba, cha cha

  • Benefits and ways to eati healthy

  • Limiting fat and healthy Filipino food options

  • Hepatitis B Education and handout

  • Track physical activity via Fitbit Zip

2 Month Visit
  • Social support for physical activity and diet

  • Problem solving: family events & eating out

  • Benefits of tracking health behaviors

Track physical activity via Fitbit Zip
3 Month Visit
  • Slippery slope and relapse prevention

  • Staying motivated

  • Social support for maintaining behaviors

Transition to 3-month maintenance phase
Start 3-month Fit&Trim Intervention
  • Individual short- + long-term goals

  • Train on tracking weight, physical activity food/drinks with mobile app


Facebook Group Virtual Social Network
3 months Fit&Trim
  • Monitored & moderated by research staff

  • Peer sharing messages and photos

  • Weekly posts: Healthy eating and physical activity education and discussion topics

Facebook group only @ 3–6 months