Key result
Smoking cessation, screening, and patient education programs improved NCD outcomes, whereas dietary and physical activity interventions failed to show improvements after correcting for publication bias.
Why the study?
Do various NCD interventions improve health and behavioural outcomes in Southeast Asia?
Population
51 studies from five Southeast Asian countries
Comparison
Six non-communicable disease intervention categories vs their respective controls
Design
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors
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Supports scaling proven NCD interventions across Southeast Asia; extends sparse regional evidence for LMIC policy design.
Meta-Analysis
Yes
Do various NCD interventions improve health and behavioural outcomes in Southeast Asia?
In Southeast Asia, interventions focusing on smoking cessation, screening, and patient education are effective for NCDs, while dietary and physical activity interventions show limited efficacy after adjusting for publication bias.
Fritz et al. (2021) conducted a meta-analysis in Non-communicable diseases. NCD preventive interventions was evaluated on 23 different health and behavioural outcomes. Smoking cessation, screening, and patient education programs improved NCD outcomes, whereas dietary and physical activity interventions failed to show improvements after correcting for publication bias.
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