Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28450123›Full record

SynthesisPreventive medicine2017

Behavioral lifestyle interventions for moderate and severe obesity: A systematic review.

Nan Lv, Kristen M J Azar, Lisa Goldman Rosas, Sharon Wulfovich, Lan Xiao, Jun Ma

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Preventive medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
67citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 117 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Health Behaviour Change in Weight Management for People With Higher Weight and Symptoms of Common Mental Health Problems: A Qualitative Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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  20. A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring the Feasibility of a Digital Combined Lifestyle Intervention for Patients With Post Covid-19 Condition.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nan LvPalo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA.
Kristen M J AzarSutter Health Research, Development and Dissemination, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA.
Lisa Goldman RosasPalo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA; Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94301, USA.
Sharon WulfovichDepartment of Human Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94301, USA.
Lan XiaoPalo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA.
Jun MaPalo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA; Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health Academic Internal Medicine and Geriatric, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA. Electronic address: maj2015@uic.edu.
Palo Alto Institute · USStanford University · USSutter Health · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

RCT on comanagement of obesity, depression, and elevated CVD risk in primary careR01HL119453 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI MA, JUN · 2014 to 2018
$3.6M
Culturally-adapted DPP intervention for Mexican Americans in primary care: An RCTR01HS022702 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI MA, JUN · 2014 to 2018
$1.2M
AHRQ HHS R01 HS022702NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL119453
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Moderate and severe obesity (BMI ≥35 kg/m

Indexed as

Life StyleBehavior TherapyDietExerciseHumansObesityRisk Reduction BehaviorBehavioral interventionDietModerate obesityPhysical activitySevere obesityWeight loss

Identifiers

PMID28450123
PMCPMC5503454
OpenAlexW2608334651

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