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September 14, 2026Clinical ObesityOpen Access

Effectiveness of Obesity Management Education for Healthcare Professionals: A Rapid Review and Meta‐Analysis

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RWRebecca WuSASrividya AdapaMAMaria Agaliotis

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Overview

Rapid review and meta-analysis demonstrates improved competencies among healthcare professionals after structured obesity training, suggesting longer courses yield greater benefits.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of structured education and training programmes in improving healthcare professionals' practice competencies and patient outcomes in obesity management.
  • Searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, ERIC, and Google Scholar for studies published from 2020 onward evaluating structured obesity education for healthcare professionals.
  • Included 18 studies (from 1,683 records) measuring healthcare provider practice competencies (knowledge, skills, confidence, attitudes) or patient weight loss.
  • Pooled standardized mean differences (SMDs) across 4 RCTs and 3 non-RCTs using random-effects meta-analysis, with subgroup analyses based on study design and intervention duration.
  • Meta-analysis of seven studies demonstrated a significant overall improvement in healthcare provider practice competencies (SMD = 0.41, 95% CI 0.12–0.70, p < 0.01; I² = 60%).
  • Competency gains were statistically significant within randomized trials (SMD = 0.53, 95% CI 0.10–0.95, p = 0.01), whereas non-randomized studies did not reach significance (SMD = 0.25, 95% CI −0.04 to 0.55, p = 0.09).
  • Interventions lasting 4 or more hours generated substantial improvements (SMD = 0.68, 95% CI 0.30–1.07, p < 0.01), while shorter interventions failed to produce significant effects.

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Wu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b2e10926e14a848b17e5https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.70113
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