Effectiveness of mHealth/eHealth interventions on obesity treatment: a protocol for umbrella review of meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mobile health (mHealth)/electronic health (eHealth) have the effect of facilitating weight loss in overweight and obese populations. However, studies have shown varied results and relatively high heterogeneity in the efficacy of mHealth/eHealth interventions. The aim of the paper was to systematically summarise published studies about the weight loss efficacy of mHealth/eHealth.

Methods and analysis

A comprehensive review of PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library databases published from inception to 21 March 2021 will be conducted. The selected articles are meta-analyses that integrated the studies, which evaluated efficacy of mHealth/eHealth. Two people will select eligible articles and extract data independently. Any disputes will be resolved by discussion or th

SUBMITTER: Lei XG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9171196 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature