- Title
- E-&mHealth interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and/or obesity among children: A scoping review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- Creator
- Kracht, Chelsea L.; Hutchesson, Melinda; Yin, Zenong; Whatnall, Megan; Short, Camille E.; Staiano, Amanda E.; Ahmed, Mavra; Müller, Andre Matthias; Ashton, Lee M.; Brown, Hannah M.; DeSmet, Ann; Maher, Carol A.; Mauch, Chelsea E.; Vandelanotte, Corneel
- Relation
- Obesity Reviews Vol. 22, Issue 12, no. e13331
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.13331
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Childhood obesity is a public health concern. Electronic and mobile health (e-&mHealth) approaches can facilitate the delivery of interventions for obesity prevention and treatment. Synthesizing reviews of e-&mHealth interventions to improve weight and weight-related behaviors (physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet) is useful to characterize the current scope of the literature and identify opportunities for future reviews and studies. Using a scoping review methodology, we aimed to evaluate the breadth and methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of e-&mHealth interventions targeting weight and weight-related behaviors in children and adolescents aged <19 years. A systematic search of seven databases was conducted, including reviews published between 2000 and 2019. Review characteristics were extracted, and methodological quality was assessed using the AMSTAR 2 tool. Forty-five systematic reviews and meta-analyses were included. All reviews evaluated intervention efficacy (100%), but few assessed other aspects (20% in total) such as cost-effectiveness. Smartphone applications (47%), text messages (44%), and websites (35%) were the main modalities. Weight (60%), physical activity (51%), and diet (44%) were frequently assessed, unlike sedentary behavior (8%). Most reviews were rated as having critically low or low methodological quality (97%). Reviews that identify the effective active ingredients of interventions and explore metrics beyond efficacy are recommended.
- Subject
- exercise; nutrition; smartphone; technology; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1476172
- Identifier
- uon:49757
- Identifier
- ISSN:1467-7881
- Language
- eng
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