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SynthesisAmerican journal of public health2015

Self-help for weight loss in overweight and obese adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Susan A Jebb, Ben R Fletcher, Paul Aveyard

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Synthesis in American journal of public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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  8. Cognitive and behavioural strategies for self-directed weight loss: systematic review of qualitative studies.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jamie Hartmann-BoyceAll of the authors are with the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Susan A Jebb
Ben R Fletcher
Paul Aveyard

Funding

British Heart FoundationCancer Research UKDepartment of HealthMedical Research Council MR/K023195/1Medical Research Council U105960389
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the components and effectiveness of self-help weight-loss interventions and their applicability to less-advantaged populations. We searched (November 2013) for randomized controlled trials comparing self-help interventions with each other or with minimal controls in overweight and obese adults, with 6 months or longer follow-up. We calculated mean difference between intervention and control for 6- and 12-month weight change. Twenty-three studies met the inclusion criteria (9632 participants; 39 intervention arms). Intervention participants lost significantly more weight than controls at 6 months (mean difference -1.85 kg; 95% confidence interval [CI]=-2.86, -0.83; 7 studies). No significant effect was detected at 12 months but results were sensitive to the inclusion of 1 study at high risk of bias. Interactive programs appeared more effective than standard ones at 6 months (mean difference -0.94 kg; 95% CI=-1.50, -0.38). Evidence is insufficient to reach conclusions on effectiveness in socioeconomically disadvantaged people, but suggests self-help interventions may be less effective in this group.

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AdultConsumer Health InformationDatabases, BibliographicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityProgram EvaluationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSelf CareSelf-Help GroupsSocioeconomic FactorsWeight LossWeight Reduction Programs

Identifiers

PMID25602873
PMCPMC4330835

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