• Intervention
    What is the effectiveness of using peer modeling as a part of a multicomponent pediatric weight management program to treat obesity in adolescents?
    • Conclusion

      Using peer-modeling groups as part of a multi-component pediatric weight-management program may result in significant reductions in weight status and adiposity in adolescents.

    • Grade: IV
      • Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
      • Grade II is Fair;
      • Grade III is Limited/Weak;
      • Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
      • Grade V is Not Assignable.
      • High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
      • Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
      • Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
      • Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
      • Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.
    • Search Plan and Results: Treatment Format: Peer Modeling to Treat Childhood Overweight 2006
       
    What is the effectiveness of using peer modeling as a part of a multicomponent pediatric weight management program to treat obesity in children (ages 6-12)?
    • Conclusion

      There is no evidence of the contribution of peer modeling as part of a multi-component pediatric weight-management program to treat obesity in children (ages six to 12).

    • Grade: V
      • Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
      • Grade II is Fair;
      • Grade III is Limited/Weak;
      • Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
      • Grade V is Not Assignable.
      • High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
      • Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
      • Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
      • Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
      • Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.
    • Search Plan and Results: Treatment Format: Peer Modeling to Treat Childhood Overweight 2006