Evidence lacking that MI makes meaningful difference to weight loss, well-being when added to behavioral weight management program<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is no evidence to suggest that motivational interviewing (MI) increases the effectiveness of behavioral weight management programs (BWMPs) for controlling weight, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online March 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n Moscho Michalopoulou, from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined the independent contribution of MI as part of a BWMP in a review of randomized controlled trials in adults or adolescents. Data were included from 46 studies involving 11,077 participants, mainly with obesity.<\/p>\n The researchers found that BWMPs using MI were more effective than no\/minimal intervention at six months (\u00e2\u0088\u00920.88 kg; 95 percent confidence interval, \u00e2\u0088\u00921.27 to \u00e2\u0088\u00920.48 kg), but they were not significantly more effective than lower-intensity (\u00e2\u0088\u00920.88 kg; 95 percent confidence interval, \u00e2\u0088\u00922.39 to 0.62 kg) or similar-intensity (\u00e2\u0088\u00921.36 kg; 95 percent confidence interval, \u00e2\u0088\u00922.80 to 0.07 kg) BWMPs. Data were too sparse to pool comparisons with no-minimal intervention at one year; MI did not produce statistically significantly greater weight change compared with lower- or similar-intensity BWMPs without MI. Data were also sparse from studies with 18-month follow-up; no significant benefit was seen with MI in any of the comparator categories. Too few studies were available to pool data on psychological well-being; however, data did not suggest that MI was independently effective.<\/p>\n “There is no evidence that MI for people receiving treatment to control their weight makes a meaningful difference to weight loss or well-being when added to a BWMP,” the authors write.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n Editorial (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n