1. A systematic review of the use of dietary self-monitoring in behavioural weight loss interventions: delivery, intensity and effectiveness.
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Raber, Margaret, Liao, Yue, Rara, Anne, Schembre, Susan M, Krause, Kate J, Strong, Larkin, Daniel-MacDougall, Carrie, and Basen-Engquist, Karen
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WEIGHT loss ,OBESITY ,ADULTS ,MOBILE apps ,CHILDHOOD obesity ,OBESITY treatment ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,DIET ,RESEARCH funding - Abstract
Objective: To identify dietary self-monitoring implementation strategies in behavioural weight loss interventions.Design: We conducted a systematic review of eight databases and examined fifty-nine weight loss intervention studies targeting adults with overweight/obesity that used dietary self-monitoring.Setting: NA.Participants: NA.Results: We identified self-monitoring implementation characteristics, effectiveness of interventions in supporting weight loss and examined weight loss outcomes among higher and lower intensity dietary self-monitoring protocols. Included studies utilised diverse self-monitoring formats (paper, website, mobile app, phone) and intensity levels (recording all intake or only certain aspects of diet). We found the majority of studies using high- and low-intensity self-monitoring strategies demonstrated statistically significant weight loss in intervention groups compared with control groups.Conclusions: Based on our findings, lower and higher intensity dietary self-monitoring may support weight loss, but variability in adherence measures and limited analysis of weight loss relative to self-monitoring usage limits our understanding of how these methods compare with each other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
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