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@ARTICLE{McDermott:277910,
author = {K. T. McDermott and C. Noake and R. Wolff and L. Bauld and
C. Espina and J. Foucaud and K. Steindorf$^*$ and M. A.
Thorat and M. P. Weijenberg and J. Schüz and J. Kleijnen},
title = {{D}igital interventions to moderate physical inactivity
and/or nutrition in young people: a {C}ancer {P}revention
{E}urope overview of systematic reviews.},
journal = {Frontiers in digital health},
volume = {5},
issn = {2673-253X},
address = {Lausanne},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
reportid = {DKFZ-2023-01569},
pages = {1185586},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Strategies to increase physical activity (PA) and improve
nutrition would contribute to substantial health benefits in
the population, including reducing the risk of several types
of cancers. The increasing accessibility of digital
technologies mean that these tools could potentially
facilitate the improvement of health behaviours among young
people.We conducted a review of systematic reviews to assess
the available evidence on digital interventions aimed at
increasing physical activity and good nutrition in
sub-populations of young people (school-aged children,
college/university students, young adults only (over 18
years) and both adolescent and young adults (<25
years)).Searches for systematic reviews were conducted
across relevant databases including KSR Evidence
(www.ksrevidence.com), Cochrane Database of Systematic
Reviews (CDSR) and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of
Effects (DARE; CRD). Records were independently screened by
title and abstract by two reviewers and those deemed
eligible were obtained for full text screening. Risk of bias
(RoB) was assessed with the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for
Systematic Reviews (ROBIS) tool. We employed a narrative
analysis and developed evidence gap maps.Twenty-four reviews
were included with at least one for each sub-population and
employing a range of digital interventions. The quality of
evidence was limited with only one of the 24 of reviews
overall judged as low RoB. Definitions of 'digital
intervention' greatly varied across systematic reviews with
some reported interventions fitting into more than one
category (i.e., an internet intervention could also be a
mobile phone or computer intervention), however definitions
as reported in the relevant reviews were used. No reviews
reported cancer incidence or related outcomes. Available
evidence was limited both by sub-population and type of
intervention, but evidence was most pronounced in
school-aged children. In school-aged children eHealth
interventions, defined as school-based programmes delivered
by the internet, computers, tablets, mobile technology, or
tele-health methods, improved outcomes.
Accelerometer-measured (Standardised Mean Difference [SMD]
0.33, $95\%$ Confidence Interval [CI]: 0.05 to 0.61) and
self-reported (SMD: 0.14, $95\%$ CI: 0.05 to 0.23) PA
increased, as did fruit and vegetable intake (SMD: 0.11,
$95\%$ CI: 0.03 to 0.19) (review rated as low RoB, minimal
to considerable heterogeneity across results). No difference
was reported for consumption of fat post-intervention (SMD:
-0.06, $95\%$ CI: -0.15 to 0.03) or sugar sweetened
beverages(SSB) and snack consumption combined
post-intervention (SMD: -0.02, $95\%$ CI:-0.10 to 0.06),or
at the follow up (studies reported 2 weeks to 36 months
follow-up) after the intervention (SMD:-0.06, $95\%$ CI:
-0.15 to 0.03) (review rated low ROB, minimal to substantial
heterogeneity across results). Smartphone based
interventions utilising Short Messaging Service (SMS), app
or combined approaches also improved PA measured using
objective and subjective methods (SMD: 0.44, $95\%$ CI: 0.11
to 0.77) when compared to controls, with increases in total
PA [weighted mean difference (WMD) 32.35 min per day, $95\%$
CI: 10.36 to 54.33] and in daily steps (WMD: 1,185, $95\%$
CI: 303 to 2,068) (review rated as high RoB, moderate to
substantial heterogeneity across results). For all results,
interpretation has limitations in terms of RoB and presence
of unexplained heterogeneity.This review of reviews has
identified limited evidence that suggests some potential for
digital interventions to increase PA and, to lesser extent,
improve nutrition in school-aged children. However, effects
can be small and based on less robust evidence. The body of
evidence is characterised by a considerable level of
heterogeneity, unclear/overlapping populations and
intervention definitions, and a low methodological quality
of systematic reviews. The heterogeneity across studies is
further complicated when the age (older vs. more recent),
interactivity (feedback/survey vs. no/less
feedback/surveys), and accessibility (type of device) of the
digital intervention is considered. This underscores the
difficulty in synthesising evidence in a field with rapidly
evolving technology and the resulting challenges in
recommending the use of digital technology in public health.
There is an urgent need for further research using
contemporary technology and appropriate methods.},
subtyp = {Review Article},
keywords = {cancer (Other) / diet (Other) / digital health (Other) /
evidence appraisal (Other) / evidence synthesis (Other) /
physical activity (Other) / public health (Other) /
systematic reviews (Other)},
cin = {C110},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)C110-20160331},
pnm = {313 - Krebsrisikofaktoren und Prävention (POF4-313)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-313},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:37534029},
pmc = {pmc:PMC10393256},
doi = {10.3389/fdgth.2023.1185586},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/277910},
}