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SynthesisEuropean journal of public health2021

A systematic review of reach, adoption, implementation and maintenance of Internet-based interventions to prevent eating disorders in adults.

Barbara Nacke, Michael Zeiler, Stefanie Kuso, Lisa M Klesges, Corinna Jacobi, Karin Waldherr

Open access · hybridAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in European journal of public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Leveraging Technology to Enhance Eating Disorder Treatment Outcomes.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Barbara NackeTechnische Universität Dresden, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Dresden, Germany.
Michael ZeilerDepartment for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Eating Disorder Unit, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Stefanie KusoFerdinand Porsche FernFH-Distance Learning University of Applied Sciences, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Lisa M KlesgesSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA.
Corinna JacobiTechnische Universität Dresden, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Dresden, Germany.
Karin WaldherrFerdinand Porsche FernFH-Distance Learning University of Applied Sciences, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt · ATTU Dresden · DEMedical University of Vienna · ATUniversity of Memphis · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is a growing body of research and evidence for the efficacy of Internet-based eating disorder (ED) prevention interventions for adults. However, much less is known about the reach, adoption, implementation and maintenance of these interventions. The RE-AIM (reach, efficacy/effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance) model provides a framework to systematically assess this information.

methodsA literature search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science and PsycINFO for articles published between 2000 and 2019. Additionally, reference lists of the studies included and existing reviews published until the end of 2020 were searched. Sixty original articles describing 54 individual studies fulfilled inclusion criteria. Data were extracted for a total of 43 RE-AIM indicators for each study. Fostering and hindering factors for reach, adoption, implementation and maintenance were assessed qualitatively.

resultsOverall reporting rates were best for the RE-AIM dimensions reach (62.6%), implementation (57.0%) and effectiveness (54.2%), while adoption (24.2%) and maintenance (21.5%) had comparatively low overall reporting rates. Reporting on indicators of internal validity, such as sample size, effects or description of interventions was better than indicators relevant for dissemination and implementation in real-world settings, e.g. characteristics of non-participants, characteristics and representativeness of settings, and data to estimate cost.

conclusionsBecause most Internet-based ED prevention interventions are provided in a research-funded context, little is known about their public health impact. Better reporting of factors determining external validity is needed to inform dissemination and implementation of these interventions.

Indexed as

Feeding and Eating DisordersInternet-Based InterventionAdultHealth PromotionHumansPublic Health

Identifiers

PMID34240154
PMCPMC8266539
OpenAlexW3179538175

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