How effective are church‐based weight‐loss interventions among Black adults? A systematic review
Authors' conclusion
Weight-loss interventions among Black church settings effect statistically significant weight loss, albeit in a small way. Limitations include pilot studies and small samples. More rigorously designed studies are warranted.
Study context
- Population
- Black adults in church-based weight-loss lifestyle interventions; studies 2007–2023, mostly Southern United States; mostly well-educated women
- Participants
- 2,285 adults15 studies
- Outcome
- Weight outcomes
- Follow-up
- Any time point
Methodological detailsPRISMA-guided, Google Scholar, PubMed and CINAHL searched for trials in churches reporting weight outcomes
- PRISMA-guided
- Google Scholar, PubMed and CINAHL searched for trials in churches reporting weight outcomes
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Weight loss · follow-up 2 to 12 months
- High-quality randomized trials
- 33%
- Pilot studies
- 60%
- Cultural adaptations
- 93%
- Theory-guided
- 93%
- Delivered by community health workers
- 80%
- Delivered in person in a group format
- 100%
- Studies offering individual-level attention beyond texts/emails
- 1
Original publication
How effective are church‐based weight‐loss interventions among Black adults? A systematic review. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 28 August 2024. doi:10.
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