Research
Adherence
Interventions using tailored individual lifestyle coaching and interactive group sessions are more effective than those using only passive materials like pamphlets or text messages.
For lasting dietary changes, seek programs that offer personal coaching and group interaction. Simply reading pamphlets or receiving text messages is unlikely to be enough. Look for programs that involve trained professionals and interactive sessions.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
Studies that showed a significant improvement in dietary outcomes involved various intervention components, including tailored individual lifestyle coaching and interactive sessions by trained professionals... interventions through mobile text messages alone, written health pamphlets, brochures and booklets, and postal healthy lifestyle guides were relatively less or not effective.
Why this rating
Based on narrative synthesis of 51 studies, identifying consistent patterns in effective vs. ineffective strategies.
Source
Dietary outcomes of community-based CVD preventive interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hamid Yimam Hassen et al. · Public Health Nutrition · 2023
Meta-analysis · 51 studiesCited 5×
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