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A systematic review of the effectiveness of whole-of-community interventions by socioeconomic position
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posted on 2015-09-01, 00:00 authored by Tara Boelsen-RobinsonTara Boelsen-Robinson, Anna PeetersAnna Peeters, Alison Beauchamp, Alexandra Chung, Emma Gearon, Kathryn BackholerKathryn BackholerWhole-of-community (WOC) interventions have led to modest reductions in population weight gain. Whether they exhibit differential effectiveness by socioeconomic position (SEP) remains unknown. We aimed to summarize evidence of differential effectiveness of WOC interventions by SEP. Electronic databases and grey literature were searched to identify studies that evaluated the effectiveness of a WOC intervention on behavioural change measures, energy balance behaviours and/or anthropometric outcomes according to any measure of SEP. Interventions were assessed for the following characteristics: structural changes to the environment, number of settings the intervention acted in, presence of community engagement and whether equity was considered in its design. Ten studies were included. Nine reported a greater or equal effect among low SEP groups compared with high SEP groups. These studies commonly featured interventions that incorporated structural changes to the environment, acted across more than three settings and/or employed community engagement. Conclusions did not change when excluding low-quality studies (n = 4). WOC interventions represent an effective and equitable approach for the reduction of population weight. Structural components, a larger number of settings and community engagement were common in equitable WOC interventions and should be considered in the design of future WOC interventions.
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Obesity reviewsVolume
16Issue
9Pagination
806 - 816Publisher
WileyLocation
Chichester, EnglandPublisher DOI
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1467-789XLanguage
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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