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SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2022

Methods for the economic evaluation of obesity prevention dietary interventions in children: A systematic review and critical appraisal of the evidence.

Sundus Mahdi, Colette Marr, Nicola J Buckland, Jim Chilcott

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Synthesis in Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Methods for the economic evaluation of obesity prevention dietary interventions in children: A systematic review and critical appraisal of the evidence.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022
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  2. Trends in cardiometabolic disease and health-related quality of life in the United States, 2001-2022.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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  5. Valuing behavioral interventions for obesity reduction: A scoping review of economic models.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sundus MahdiSchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6918-3453
Colette MarrSchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4663-1345
Nicola J BucklandDepartment of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Cathedral Court, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3667-6438
Jim ChilcottSchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1231-7817

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 108903/B/15/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe aim to describe and provide a discussion of methods used to conduct economic evaluations of dietary interventions in children and adolescents, including long-term modelling, and to make recommendations to assist health economists in the design and reporting of such evaluations.

methodsA systematic review was conducted in 11 bibliographic databases and the grey literature with searches undertaken between January 2000 and December 2021. A study was included if it (1) was an economic evaluation or modelling study of an obesity-prevention dietary intervention and (2) targeted 2- to 18-year-olds.

resultsTwenty-six studies met the inclusion criteria. Twelve studies conducted an economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial, and 14 studies modelled long-term health and cost outcomes. Four overarching methodological challenges were identified: modelling long-term impact of interventions, measuring and valuing health outcomes, cost inclusions and equity considerations.

conclusionsVariability in methods used to predict, measure and value long-term benefits in adulthood from short-term clinical outcomes in childhood was evident across studies. Key recommendations to improve the design and analysis of future economic evaluations include the consideration of weight regain and diminishing intervention effects within future projections; exploration of wider intervention benefits not restricted to quality-of-life outcomes; and inclusion of parental or caregiver opportunity costs.

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ObesityQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultCaregiversChildCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansParentschildhood obesity preventiondieteconomic evaluationsystematic review

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PMID35478373
PMCPMC9542346

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