Digital versus nondigital behavioral interventions on cardiovascular risk reduction: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to assess whether digital behavioral interventions improve cardiovascular risk factors more effectively than nondigital behavioral interventions.

Methods

We searched 7 electronic databases from January 1, 1990, to April 4, 2024. We performed a random-effects meta-analysis to pool the effects of digital versus nondigital interventions on body composition, blood pressure, blood glucose, and lipid concentrations. We also conducted subgroup analyses based on intervention duration, risk of bias, and intervention types. We reported outcomes as mean differences with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs). We assessed the quality of the included studies using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 tool.

Results

We included 34 randomized controlled trials with 17 389 pa

SUBMITTER: Berhe FT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12203340 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature