Components of Adolescent Behavioural Interventions With Eating Disorder Outcomes: Systematic Review With Intervention Mapping
Authors' conclusion
Weight management interventions are complex and vary in delivery approach and strategies used to change behaviors. Characterising interventions is a critical first step to understanding how weight management interventions' influence eating disorder risk.
Study context
- Population
- RCTs in adolescents with overweight/obesity measuring eating disorder risk pre- and post-intervention23 trials · 54 intervention arms
- Outcome
- Delivery features and intervention strategies of adolescent weight management interventions
Methodological detailsnarrative synthesis, coding validated by trial investigators, Systematic searches in four databases and two trial registries; 11 860 records screened
- Narrative synthesis
- Coding validated by trial investigators
- Systematic searches in four databases and two trial registries; 11 860 records screened
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
- Focused on weight loss and maintenance
- 54%
- Informed by a cognitive behavioural framework
- 43%
- Targeted an individual with a support person
- 70%
- Median intervention duration
- 26 weeks
- Weekly visit frequency
- 35%
- Staged (e.g., weekly, then monthly) visit frequency
- 41%
- Intervention strategies per intervention, mean (SD)
- 30 (16.1)
- Healthy eating education
- 89%
- Physical activity education
- 89%
- Problem-solving barriers to dietary change
- 80%
- Mental health strategies
- 17%
- 'Dietary prescription'
- 65%
- Promoted 'healthful/helpful eating behaviours'
- 78%
Original publication
Components of Adolescent Behavioural Interventions With Eating Disorder Outcomes: Systematic Review With Intervention Mapping. Pediatr Obes. Published 10 December 2025. doi:10.
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