Understanding the impact of rural weight loss interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Rural adults have a higher risk of developing obesity than urban adults. Several evidence-based interventions have targeted rural regions, but their impact, defined as reach (number and representativeness of participants) by effectiveness, has not been examined. The purpose of this review was to determine the impact of rural weight loss interventions and the availability of data across dimensions of the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. A systematic review was conducted to identify rural weight loss interventions that targeted adults. RE-AIM-related data were abstracted from each article. We performed a meta-analysis to examine effectiveness. Sixty-four articles reported on rural weight loss interventions, describing 50 unique interventions

SUBMITTER: Porter GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7565480 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature