Peer-supported lifestyle interventions in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This study suggests peer interventions are effective in reducing waist circumference but further research is needed to confirm its effect on other obesity-related outcomes.
Siew Lim delivered this six-minute presentation at the Public Health Association of Australia’s (PHAA’s) annual prevention conference in Brisbane, 11-13 May 2022.
There is an increasing interest in peer interventions in the management of chronic conditions but evidence on peer interventions for body weight is lacking. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of peer interventions on body weight, energy intake and physical activity in adults. Interventions delivered by peer (lay member that participants identify with) were included. We searched fourteen databases.
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