SynthesisJournal of general internal medicine2012
The effect of computers for weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Web-Based Interventions for Weight Loss or Weight Loss Maintenance in Overweight and Obese People: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of internet-delivered interventions providing personalized feedback for weight loss in overweight and obese adults.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2016Pooled it
- Technology-assisted weight loss interventions in primary care: a systematic review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Self-directed interventions to promote weight loss: a systematic review of reviews.Journal of medical Internet research · 2014Pooled it
- Interactive computer-based interventions for weight loss or weight maintenance in overweight or obese people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Equivalent weight loss for weight management programs delivered by phone and clinic.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2013Trial
- Weight change, psychological well-being, and vitality in adults participating in a cognitive-behavioral weight loss program.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2013Trial
- Retention and weight outcomes after transitioning an intensive behavioral weight management program from an in-person to a virtual format.Obesity science & practice · 2023Article
- Uptake, retention, and outcomes of the National Diabetes Prevention Program by enrollee characteristics and program type.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2023Article
- Promoting Physical Activity among Workers: A Review of Literature and Future Directions on Developing Theory-Based Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Exploring the Role of In-Person Components for Online Health Behavior Change Interventions: Can a Digital Person-to-Person Component Suffice?Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Article
- Comparison of Internet and Telephone Interventions for Weight Loss Among Cancer Survivors: Randomized Controlled Trial and Feasibility Study.JMIR cancer · 2017Article
- Using digital interventions to improve the cardiometabolic health of populations: a meta-review of reporting quality.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2017Review
- Technology-based interventions for weight management: current randomized controlled trial evidence and future directions.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Review
- Acceptance of Commercially Available Wearable Activity Trackers Among Adults Aged Over 50 and With Chronic Illness: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2016Article
- Controlled trial of an Internet-based intervention for overweight teens (Next.Step): effectiveness analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2015Article
- Innovative interventions to promote behavioral change in overweight or obese individuals: A review of the literature.Annals of medicine · 2015Review
- Behavior change techniques implemented in electronic lifestyle activity monitors: a systematic content analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2014Review
- Tackling obesity in knee osteoarthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2013Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of computers to deliver education and support strategies has been shown to be effective in a variety of conditions. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of computer-based technology on interventions for reducing weight.
methodsWe searched MEDLINE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Google Scholar and ClinicalTrials.gov (all updated through June 2010) for randomized controlled trials evaluating the effect of computer-based technology on education or support interventions aimed at reducing weight in overweight or obese adults. We calculated weighted mean differences (WMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) using random effects models.
resultsEleven trials with 13 comparisons met inclusion criteria. Based on six comparisons, subjects who received a computer-based intervention as an addition to the standard intervention given to both groups lost significantly more weight (WMD -1.48 kg, 95% CI -2.52, -0.43). Conversely, based on six comparisons, subjects for whom computer-based technology was substituted to deliver an identical or highly comparable intervention to that of the control group lost significantly less weight (WMD 1.47 kg, 95% CI 0.13, 2.81). Significantly different weight loss seen in "addition" comparisons with less than six months of follow-up (WMD -1.95 kg, 95% CI -3.50, -0.40, two comparisons) was not seen in comparisons with longer follow-up (-1.08 kg, 95% CI -2.50, 0.34, four comparisons). Analyses based on quality and publication date did not substantially differ.
conclusionsWhile the addition of computer-based technology to weight loss interventions led to statistically greater weight loss, the magnitude (<1.5 kg) was small and unsustained.
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