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| Title |
The dose of behavioral interventions to prevent and treat childhood obesity: a systematic review and meta-regression
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| Published in |
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12966-017-0615-7 |
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| Authors |
William J. Heerman, Meghan M. JaKa, Jerica M. Berge, Erika S. Trapl, Evan C. Sommer, Lauren R. Samuels, Natalie Jackson, Jacob L. Haapala, Alicia S. Kunin-Batson, Barbara A. Olson-Bullis, Heather K. Hardin, Nancy E. Sherwood, Shari L. Barkin |
| Abstract |
A better understanding of the optimal "dose" of behavioral interventions to affect change in weight-related outcomes is a critical topic for childhood obesity intervention research. The objective of this review was to quantify the relationship between dose and outcome in behavioral trials targeting childhood obesity to guide future intervention development. A systematic review and meta-regression included randomized controlled trials published between 1990 and June 2017 that tested a behavioral intervention for obesity among children 2-18 years old. Searches were conducted among PubMed (Web-based), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (EBSCO platform), PsycINFO (Ovid platform) and EMBASE (Ovid Platform). Two coders independently reviewed and abstracted each included study. Dose was extracted as intended intervention duration, number of sessions, and length of sessions. Standardized effect sizes were calculated from change in weight-related outcome (e.g., BMI-Z score). Of the 258 studies identified, 133 had sufficient data to be included in the meta-regression. Average intended total contact (# sessions x length of sessions) was 27.7 (SD 32.2) hours and average duration was 26.0 (SD 23.4) weeks. When controlling for study covariates, a random-effects meta-regression revealed no significant association between contact hours, intended duration or their interaction and effect size. This systematic review identified wide variation in the dose of behavioral interventions to prevent and treat pediatric obesity, but was unable to detect a clear relationship between dose and weight-related outcomes. There is insufficient evidence to provide quantitative guidance for future intervention development. One limitation of this review was the ability to uniformly quantify dose due to a wide range of reporting strategies. Future trials should report dose intended, delivered, and received to facilitate quantitative evaluation of optimal dose. The protocol was registered on PROSPERO (Registration # CRD42016036124 ). |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 | 14% |
| United States | 2 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Denmark | 2 | 7% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |
| Ireland | 1 | 3% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 14 | 48% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 11 | 38% |
| Members of the public | 10 | 34% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 24% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 217 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 217 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 27 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 12% |
| Researcher | 23 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 8% |
| Other | 38 | 18% |
| Unknown | 67 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 48 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 33 | 15% |
| Sports and Recreations | 15 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 5% |
| Psychology | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 23 | 11% |
| Unknown | 79 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 33. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 March 2021.
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