Evaluating reach, adoption, implementation and maintenance of Internet-based interventions to prevent eating disorders in adolescents: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Past research has yielded promising results on the effectiveness of Internet-based interventions to prevent eating disorders (EDs) in adolescents, but further information is needed to evaluate the public health impact of their large-scale dissemination. This article used an established framework to systematically review the extent to which indicators of the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance [cf. Reach-Effectiveness-Adoption-Implementation-Maintenance (RE-AIM)-framework] of universal and targeted online ED prevention programmes are reported in the literature, in order to estimate their future dissemination potential.

Methods

The literature search was conducted on PubMed, Web of Science and PsycINFO, and complemented by searching existin

SUBMITTER: Zeiler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8266527 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature