Table 3.
Results of sensitivity analysis comparing overall and subtotal estimates of the effect on mean percentage weight change of DPP-based eHealth interventions from a meta-analysis including all interventions and a meta-analysis that included only interventions tested in studies with methodological quality score of ≥ 6/10
| Subtype | Total number of participants | Heterogeneity (I2) | Estimate of mean percentage weight change (95% CI) |
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| Interventions included | |||
| Overall | |||
| All interventions | 2097 | 88.2% | −3.98% (−4.49%, −3.46%) |
| Only interventions tested in studies with quality scores ≥ 6/10 | 1330 | 80.7% | −3.40% (−3.94%, −2.85%) |
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| Stand-alone interventions | |||
| Interventions from all studies | 822 | 82.4% | −3.34% (−4.00%, −2.68%) |
| Only interventions tested in studies with quality scores ≥ 6/10 | 822 | 82.4% | −3.34% (−4.00%, −2.68%) |
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| Interventions delivered remotely | |||
| Interventions from all studies | 861 | 78.4% | −4.31% (−5.26%, −3.37%) |
| Only interventions tested in studies with quality scores ≥ 6/10 | 255 | 34.6% | −4.14% (−5.60%, −2.67%) |
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| Interventions delivered face-to-face | |||
| Interventions from all studies | 414 | 94.5% | −4.65% (−6.63%, −2.67%) |
| Only interventions tested in studies with quality scores ≥ 6/10 | 253 | 87.0% | −3.33% (−5.07%, −1.59%) |
Interventions tested in studies with methodological quality scores ≥ 6/10: (Tate et. al., 2003 (a&b); Estabrooks and Smith Ray, 2008; McTigue et. al., 2009; Bennett et. al., 2010; Wing et. al., 2010 (study1&2); Ma et. al., 2013; Ackermann et. al., 2014 (a&b); Leahey et. al., 2014 (a&b); Block et. al., 2015; Fukuoka et. al., 2015; Thomas et. al., 2015; Fischer et. al., 2016)