eHealth interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, or obesity in adults: A scoping review of systematic reviews

Melinda J Hutchesson¹, Claire Gough^{2

3}, Andre Matthias Müller⁴, Camille E Short⁵, Megan C Whatnall¹, Mavra Ahmed⁶, Nicole Pearson⁷, Zenong Yin⁸, Lee M Ashton¹, Carol Maher⁹, Amanda E Staiano¹⁰, Chelsea E Mauch^{3

11}, Ann DeSmet^{12

13}, Corneel Vandelanotte¹⁴

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¹ School of Health Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, and Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
² Flinders Digital Health Research Centre, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
³ Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁴ Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences and Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ Department of Nutritional Sciences and Joannah and Brian Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
⁸ UT Health San Antonio Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
⁹ Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
¹⁰ Population and Public Health, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
¹¹ Nutrition and Health Program, Health & Biosecurity Business Unit, CSIRO, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
¹² Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
¹³ Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
¹⁴ Physical Activity Research Group, Appleton Institute, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

PMID: 34159684
DOI: 10.1111/obr.13295

eHealth interventions targeting nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, or obesity in adults: A scoping review of systematic reviews

Melinda J Hutchesson et al. Obes Rev. 2021 Oct.

. 2021 Oct;22(10):e13295.

doi: 10.1111/obr.13295. Epub 2021 Jun 23.

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¹ School of Health Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, and Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
² Flinders Digital Health Research Centre, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
³ Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁴ Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences and Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ Department of Nutritional Sciences and Joannah and Brian Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
⁸ UT Health San Antonio Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
⁹ Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
¹⁰ Population and Public Health, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
¹¹ Nutrition and Health Program, Health & Biosecurity Business Unit, CSIRO, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
¹² Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
¹³ Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
¹⁴ Physical Activity Research Group, Appleton Institute, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

PMID: 34159684
DOI: 10.1111/obr.13295

Abstract

A vast body of evidence regarding eHealth interventions for nutrition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and obesity exists. This scoping review of systematic reviews aimed to evaluate the current level of evidence in this growing field. Seven electronic databases were searched for systematic reviews published until October 27, 2019. The systematic reviews must have included adult participants only and have evaluated eHealth behavioral interventions with the primary aim of changing nutrition, physical activity, and sedentary behavior or treating or preventing overweight and obesity. One hundred and six systematic reviews, published from 2006 to 2019, were included. Almost all (n = 98) reviews evaluated the efficacy of interventions. Over half (n = 61) included interventions focused on physical activity, followed by treatment of obesity (n = 28), nutrition (n = 22), prevention of obesity (n = 18), and sedentary behavior (n = 6). Many reviews (n = 46) evaluated one type of eHealth intervention only, while 60 included two or more types. Most reviews (n = 67) were rated as being of critically low methodological quality. This scoping review identified an increasing volume of systematic reviews evaluating eHealth interventions. It highlights several evidence gaps (e.g., evaluation of other outcomes, such as reach, engagement, or cost effectiveness), guiding future research efforts in this area.

Keywords: eHealth; nutrition; obesity; physical activity.

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