SynthesisPediatrics2018
Motivational Interviewing to Treat Adolescents With Obesity: A Meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
ACTION PAC: Adolescents Committed to Improvement of Nutrition & Physical Activity
The Effect of Motivational Interviewıng Technique on Social Anxiety and Quality of Life of Adolescents With Epilepsy
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.
- Motivational Interviewing in Pediatric Obesity: A Meta-analysis of the Effects on Behavioral Outcomes.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Does Motivational Interviewing Improve the Weight Management Process in Adolescents? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Outcome of BMI2+: Motivational Interviewing to Reduce BMI Through Primary Care AAP PROS Practices.Pediatrics · 2024Trial
- Outcome of BMI2+: Motivational Interviewing to Reduce BMI Through Primary Care AAP PROS Practices.Pediatrics · 2024Trial
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- Supporting and Non-Stigmatizing Communication in the Process of Weight Change: The Role of Motivational Interviewing.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Motivational interviewing in postoperative rehabilitation and chronic disease management: Current findings and future research directions.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Improving Health Behaviors and Weight Parameters With Motivational Interviewing and the TEEEN Program in an Ethnically and Socioeconomically Diverse Pediatric Population.American journal of medicine open · 2023Article
- Position statement on nutrition therapy for overweight and obesity: nutrition department of the Brazilian association for the study of obesity and metabolic syndrome (ABESO-2022).Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2023Review
- Perception and Awareness of Diabetes Risk and Reported Risk-Reducing Behaviors in Adolescents.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Clinical review: Implementation of trauma informed care to optimally impact the treatment of childhood obesity.Obesity pillars · 2023Article
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- Teen and caregiver perspectives on success, clinician role, and family involvement in ACTION PAC, a weight management intervention trial.PEC innovation · 2022Article
- The Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Conversational Agents (Chatbots) for Weight Loss: Scoping Review and Practical Recommendations.JMIR medical informatics · 2022Article
- A randomized controlled trial of a community-based obesity intervention utilizing motivational interviewing and community resource mobilization for low-income families: Study protocol and baseline characteristics.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of a Family-Centered Pediatric Weight Management Program Integrated in Primary Care.The Permanente journal · 2021Article
- Motivating Children and Adolescents in Obesity Treatment.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2020Review
- Motivational Interviewing Adapted to Group Setting for the Treatment of Relapse in the Behavioral Therapy of Obesity. A Clinical Audit.Nutrients · 2020Article
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Abstract
contextSuccessful treatment approaches are needed for obesity in adolescents. Motivational interviewing (MI), a counseling approach designed to enhance behavior change, shows promise in promoting healthy lifestyle changes.
objectiveConduct a systematic review of MI for treating overweight and obesity in adolescents and meta-analysis of its effects on anthropometric and cardiometabolic outcomes. DATA SOURCES: We searched Medline, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsychINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar from January 1997 to April 2018. STUDY SELECTION: Four authors reviewed titles, abstracts, and full-text articles. DATA EXTRACTION: Two authors abstracted data and assessed risk of bias and quality of evidence.
resultsSeventeen studies met inclusion criteria; 11 were included in the meta-analysis. There were nonsignificant effects on reducing BMI (mean difference [MD] -0.27; 95% confidence interval -0.98 to 0.44) and BMI percentile (MD -1.07; confidence interval -3.63 to 1.48) and no discernable effects on BMI LIMITATIONS: Small sample sizes, overall moderate risk of bias, and short follow-up periods.
conclusionsMI alone does not seem effective for treating overweight and obesity in adolescents, but sample size and study dose, delivery, and duration issues complicate interpretation of the results. Larger, longer duration studies may be needed to properly assess MI for weight management in adolescents.
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