Advancing Health Equity Through Telehealth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Remote vs. In-person Weight-loss Interventions among Black Women with Obesity

Bell-Washington T, Johnson VR, Kendrick K, Ibrahim AA, Tu L, Sun K, et al. Disparities in access and quality of obesity care. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2023;52(2):429–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gtc.2023.02.003.

Article  Google Scholar 

Lofton H, Ard JD, Hunt RR, Knight MG. Obesity among African American people in the United States: a review. Obesity. 2023;31(2):306–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23640.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Turner-McGrievy GM, Wilson MJ, Carswell J, Okpara N, Aydin H, Bailey S, et al. A 12-week randomized trial comparing U.S. Dietary Guidelines–based dietary patterns among African American adults. J Nutr. 2023;153(2):579–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2022.11.020.

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Kupila SKE, Joki A, Suojanen LU, Pietiläinen KH. The effectiveness of ehealth interventions for weight loss and weight loss maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: a systematic review of systematic reviews. Curr Obes Rep. 2023;12(3):371–94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-023-00515-2.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Adebile TV, Adebile TM, Oloyede TF, Asifat OA, Biswas P, Sejoro S, et al. Telemedicine for obesity management among United States adults: a systematic and meta-analysis of intervention studies. J Telemed Telecare. 2024;1357633X241247240. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X241247240.

Article  Google Scholar 

Enyioha C, Hall M, Voisin C, Jonas D. Effectiveness of mobile phone and web-based interventions for diabetes and obesity among African American and Hispanic adults in the United States: systematic review. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2022;8(2):e25890. https://doi.org/10.2196/25890.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Stanford FC, Walch A, Siahpush S, Ard JD. Disparities in access and quality of obesity care. Curr Obes Rep. 2023;12(2):199–211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-023-00509-3.

Article  Google Scholar 

Lorts C, Ohri-Vachaspati P. Obesity among African American people in the united states: A review. Ethn Dis. 2023;33(1):1–12. https://doi.org/10.18865/ed.33.1.1.

Article  Google Scholar 

Yousef A, Misra R. Telemedicine for obesity management among united States adults: A systematic and meta-analysis of intervention studies. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2024;18(2):132–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2024.03.002.

Article  Google Scholar 

Islam MM, Alam F, Hossain M, Islam MA. The effectiveness of eHealth interventions for weight loss and weight loss maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: a systematic review of systematic reviews. Obes Med. 2023;34:100493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obmed.2023.100493.

Article  Google Scholar 

Joseph RP, Keller C, Affuso O, Ainsworth BE. Effectiveness of mobile phone and web-based interventions for diabetes and obesity among African American and Hispanic adults in the united states: systematic review. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2022;8(2):e25890. https://doi.org/10.2196/25890.

Article  Google Scholar 

Wright N, Burch E, Phelan S, Apovian C, Fleischer J. A 12-week randomized intervention comparing the healthy US, Mediterranean, and vegetarian dietary patterns of the US dietary guidelines for changes in body weight, hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure, and dietary quality among African American adults. Nutrients. 2023;15(9):1935. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15091935.

Article  Google Scholar 

Moulaei K, Moulaei R, Bahaadinbeigy K, Bastaminejad S. Effect of telemedicine interventions on weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Telemed Telecare. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X241273991.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Higgins JPT, Thomas J, Chandler J, Cumpston M, Li T, Page MJ et al. Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions. Version 6.5. London: Cochrane; 2024. Available from: https://www.training.cochrane.org/handbook

Page MJ, McKenzie JE, Bossuyt PM, Boutron I, Hoffmann TC, Mulrow CD, et al. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ. 2021;372:n71. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n71.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Higgins JP, Altman DG, Gøtzsche PC, Jüni P, Moher D, Oxman AD, et al. The cochrane collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. BMJ. 2011;343:d5928. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d5928.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Guyatt GH, Oxman AD, Vist GE, Kunz R, Falck-Ytter Y, Alonso-Coello P, et al. GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations. BMJ. 2008;336(7650):924–6. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39489.470347.AD.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Higgins JP, Thompson SG, Deeks JJ, Altman DG. Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses. BMJ. 2003;327(7414):557–60.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Brown KL, Wang NY, Bennett WL, Gudzune KA, Daumit G, Dalcin A, et al. Differences in weight-loss outcomes among race-gender subgroups by behavioural intervention delivery mode: an analysis of the POWER trial. Clin Obes. 2024;14(2):e12642. https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12642.

Article  Google Scholar 

Herring SJ, Yu D, Darden N, Bailer B, Cruice J, Albert JJ, et al. Efficacy of an mHealth-delivered behavioral intervention on weight loss and cardiometabolic risk in African American postpartum people with overweight or obesity: the snapback randomized controlled trial. Obes (Silver Spring). 2024;32(5):885–95. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23996.

Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Steinberg DM, Levine EL, Askew S, Foley P, Bennett GG. Daily text messaging for weight control among racial and ethnic minority women: randomized controlled pilot study. J Med Internet Res. 2013;15(11):e244. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2844.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Bennett GG, Foley P, Levine E, Whiteley J, Askew S, Steinberg DM, et al. Behavioral treatment for weight gain prevention among black women in primary care practice: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(19):1770–7. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.9263.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Thomas JG, Bond DS, Raynor HA, Papandonatos GD, Wing RR. Comparison of smartphone-based behavioral obesity treatment with gold standard group treatment and control: a randomized trial. Obes (Silver Spring). 2019;27(4):572–80. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22429.

Article  Google Scholar 

West DS, Prewitt TE, Bursac Z, Felix HC, Baugh LS, VanGilder R. Weight loss of Black, White, and Hispanic men and women in the diabetes prevention program. Obes (Silver Spring). 2008;16(6):1413–20. https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2008.224.

Article  Google Scholar 

Brewer LC, Fortuna KL, Jones C, Walker R, Hayes SN, Patten CA, et al. Back to the future: achieving health equity through health informatics and digital health. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2019;7(1):e14512. https://doi.org/10.2196/14512.

Article  Google Scholar 

Eberle C, Stichling S. Impact of telemedicine on obesity treatment: a systematic review. J Med Internet Res. 2021;23(2):e24011. https://doi.org/10.2196/24011.

Article  Google Scholar 

Levine DM, Ouchi K, Blanchfield B, Diamond K, Licurse A, Pu CT, et al. Hospital-level care at home for acutely ill adults: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2020;172(2):77–85. https://doi.org/10.7326/M19-0600.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Smith A, Anderson M. Digital divide persists even as lower-income Americans make gains in tech adoption. Pew Research Center; 2019. Available from: https://www.pewresearch.org

Hales CM, Fryar CD, Carroll MD, Freedman DS, Ogden CL. Trends in obesity and severe obesity prevalence in US youth and adults by sex and age, 2007–2008 to 2015–2016. JAMA. 2018;319(16):1723–5. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.3060.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Comments (0)

No login
gif