Remote Treatment Successfully Delivers a Usual Care Weight Loss and Lifestyle Intervention in Adults with Morbid Obesity.

Introduction: Remote delivery of behavioral and lifestyle interventions has shown a great potential for achieving weight loss comparable to in-person treatment. However, little is known about its effects on adherence and efficacy in a real-world setting. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our usual care, a 12-month treatment program for morbid obesity, had to be transitioned to remote delivery.