Self-help for weight loss in overweight and obese adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis

J. Hartmann-Boyce, S.A. Jebb, B.R. Fletcher and P. Aveyard

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 3, e43-e57

Abstract: We conducted a systematicreviewandmeta-analysis investigating the components and effectiveness of self-help weight-lossinterventionsand their applicability to lessadvantaged populations.

Keywords: adult; bibliographic database; consumer health information; economics; female; human; male; meta analysis; middle aged; obesity; organization and management; physiology; procedures; program evaluation; randomized controlled trial (topic); self care; self help; socioeconomics; weight reduction, Adult; Consumer Health Information; Databases, Bibliographic; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Program Evaluation; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Self Care; Self-Help Groups; Socioeconomic Factors; Weight Loss; Weight Reduction Programs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302389

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