Open AccessThe efficacy of eHealth interventions in weight management: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Roxana Spînu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
studia doctoralia
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.47040/sd/sdpsych.v9i1.58
Subject(s) - ehealth , psychological intervention , weight management , overweight , inclusion and exclusion criteria , medicine , inclusion (mineral) , systematic review , medline , alternative medicine , psychology , nursing , obesity , health care , pathology , political science , social psychology , law
This current review aimed to evaluate the efficacy of eHealth interventions in weight manangement, targeting obese and overweight adults. Methods: Upon completion of the search procedure, a number of fourteen studies were included and analyzed relative to a set of inclusion and exclusion criteria previously established. Results: Only six out of fourteen studies reported statistically significant results, favoring the eHealth interventions. The included studies had several limitations, most of them related to their methodological design. Conclusion: The current understanding of this topic is still premature, but the present results offer a promising perspective on the efficacy of eHealth interventions in weight management. However, more studies are needed to provide conclusive results.