Abstract
Objectives: To investigate what weight management interventions work for men, with which men,and under what circumstances.
Design: Realist synthesis of qualitative studies.
Data Sources: Sensitive searches of 11 electronic databases from 1990 to 2012 supplemented bygrey literature searches.
Study Selection: Studies published between 1990 and 2012 reporting qualitative research with obese men, or obese men in contrast to obese women and lifestyle or drug weight management were included. The studies included men aged 16 years or over, with no upper age limit, with a mean or median BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30kg/m2 in all settings
Design: Realist synthesis of qualitative studies.
Data Sources: Sensitive searches of 11 electronic databases from 1990 to 2012 supplemented bygrey literature searches.
Study Selection: Studies published between 1990 and 2012 reporting qualitative research with obese men, or obese men in contrast to obese women and lifestyle or drug weight management were included. The studies included men aged 16 years or over, with no upper age limit, with a mean or median BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30kg/m2 in all settings
Original language | English |
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Article number | e008372 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | BMJ Open |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Oct 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Funding This article is part of the Review of MEn and Obesity (ROMEO) project, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, Health Technology Assessment Programme (NIHR HTA Project 09/127/01 and systematic reviews and integrated report on the quantitative, qualitative and economic evidence base for the management of obesity in men http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hta/0912701). HERU, HSRU and NMAHP are funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates. SCPHRP is funded jointly by the Medical Research Council and the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates.Keywords
- men
- weight management
- systematic reviews
- behavioural change