Digital Health Interventions for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent meta-analyses suggest the use of technology-based interventions as a treatment option for obesity in adulthood. Similar meta-analytic approaches for children are scarce.

Objective

The aim of this meta-analysis is to examine the effect of technology-based interventions on overweight and obesity treatment in children and adolescents.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed using MEDLINE (PubMed), Scopus, and Cochrane Library for randomized clinical trials to identify interventional studies published between January 2000 and February 2021.

Results

In total, 9 manuscripts from 8 clinical trials of 582 children or adolescents were considered eligible. BMI, BMI z-score, and other BMI-related baseline metrics during and after interventio

SUBMITTER: Kouvari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8887634 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature