Weight regain and mental health outcomes following behavioural weight management programmes: A systematic review with meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT: Behavioural weight management programmes (BWMPs) lead to weight loss but subsequent weight regain may harm mental health outcomes. We searched for randomised trials of BWMPs in adults with overweight/obesity with follow-up ≥12 months from baseline that measured weight change both at and after programme-end. We included only studies reporting mental health at or after programme-end. We meta-analysed changes in various mental health outcomes using a random-effects model by nature of the comparator group and by time since programme end. Subgroup analysis explored heterogeneity. We used mixed models and meta-regression to analyse the association between change in weight and change in depression and/or anxiety over time, with higher scores indicating greater depression and/or anxiety. We includ

SUBMITTER: Theodoulou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10909518 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature