A man has signed up for a wellness program that involves exercise, meal tracking, calorie counting, and weekly weigh-ins. He use
s a cell phone app to record everything he eats and drinks throughout each day. The app converts the man's food and drink entries into calories. The app automatically records the man's exercise activities (duration, heart rate, and calories burned). He attends weekly meetings where his weight is checked and recorded by a health coach. If the behavior of interest is
Answer: program adherence, weight is an indirect measure
Explanation:
Program adherence is also called exercise compliance or adherence and it is used in describing how a patient is sticking to his or her exercise program and following the recommendations by their personal trainer or health professional.
With regards to the question, if the behavior of interest is program adherence, weight is an indirect measure. This is because weight in this case is used as a means to determine the calories burned and other vital components to be known. Weight is an indirect measure because we are really not interested in knowing the weight, it's just a means to an end.
