SynthesisBMC medicine2014
Effectiveness of dietary interventions among adults of retirement age: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nutrition and Exercise Interventions to Improve Body Composition for Persons with Overweight or Obesity Near Retirement Age: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Pooled it
- Behaviour change techniques targeting both diet and physical activity in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Pooled it
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- Self-Monitoring and Self-Efficacy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease During Low-Sodium Diet Self-Management Interventions: Secondary Analysis of the ESMO and SUBLIME Trials.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Trial
- Long-term dietary adherence and changes in dietary intake in coronary patients after intervention with a Mediterranean diet or a low-fat diet: the CORDIOPREV randomized trial.European journal of nutrition · 2020Trial
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- Transition to retirement impact on food consumption frequency: results from a longitudinal analysis within the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2025Article
- Behavior change theory and behavior change technique use in cancer rehabilitation interventions: a secondary analysis.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Can Post-Retirement Work Always Prevent Depression?Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Behavior Change Factors and Retention in Dietary Interventions for Older Adults: A Scoping Review.The Gerontologist · 2022Article
- Personal motivation, self-regulation barriers and strategies for weight loss in people with overweight and obesity: a thematic framework analysis.Public health nutrition · 2022Article
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- Is lifestyle change around retirement associated with better physical performance in older age?: insights from a longitudinal cohort.European journal of ageing · 2021Article
- Mind the gap: Habit and self-determined motivation predict health behaviours in middle-aged and older adults.British journal of health psychology · 2021Article
- Diet Quality According to Mental Status and Associated Factors during Adulthood in Spain.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Are we speaking the same language? Call for action to improve theory application and reporting in behaviour change research.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Fruit and Vegetable Knowledge and Intake within an Australian Population: The AusDiab Study.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Education and lifestyle predict change in dietary patterns and diet quality of adults 55 years and over.Nutrition journal · 2019Article
- Interventions across the retirement transition for improving well-being: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundRetirement from work involves significant lifestyle changes and may represent an opportunity to promote healthier eating patterns in later life. However, the effectiveness of dietary interventions during this period has not been evaluated.
methodsWe undertook a systematic review of dietary interventions among adults of retirement transition age (54 to 70 years). Twelve electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials evaluating the promotion of a healthy dietary pattern, or its constituent food groups, with three or more months of follow-up and reporting intake of specific food groups. Random-effects models were used to determine the pooled effect sizes. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression were used to assess sources of heterogeneity.
resultsOut of 9,048 publications identified, 68 publications reporting 24 studies fulfilled inclusion criteria. Twenty-two studies, characterized by predominantly overweight and obese participants, were included in the meta-analysis. Overall, interventions increased fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake by 87.5 g/day (P <0.00001), with similar results in the short-to-medium (that is, 4 to 12 months; 85.6 g/day) and long-term (that is, 13 to 58 months; 87.0 g/day) and for body mass index (BMI) stratification. Interventions produced slightly higher intakes of fruit (mean 54.0 g/day) than of vegetables (mean 44.6 g/day), and significant increases in fish (7 g/day, P = 0.03) and decreases in meat intake (9 g/day, P <0.00001).
conclusionsIncreases in F&V intakes were positively associated with the number of participant intervention contacts. Dietary interventions delivered during the retirement transition are therefore effective, sustainable in the longer term and likely to be of public health significance.
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