Assessment 1 Critical Appraisal Literature Review

Assessment 1 Critical
Appraisal Literature
Review

Contents
What is the review purpose, objective, or question?...............................................................................3
Was there a published protocol for this review?.....................................................................................3
What are the eligibility criteria (inclusion and exclusion criteria) for this review?.............................3
What types of studies were included in this review?...............................................................................3
What databases/search engines were searched in the review?...............................................................4
Were the search terms suitable for the purpose of this review? Provide a rationale for your answer.
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What search limits were applied?............................................................................................................4
Does the PRISMA flowchart adequately describe how articles were identified, screened, assessed
for eligibility, appraised, and selected for inclusion in the review?.......................................................4
What critical appraisal instrument(s) was/were used to determine methodological quality of the
articles? Were these instruments appropriate?......................................................................................5
Are the included studies summarized adequately?.................................................................................5
Are excluded studies listed with reasons for their exclusion?................................................................5
How was the data abstracted and synthesized?.......................................................................................5
Is there adequate critique of the studies reviewed, including discussion of study limitations?...........6
What is your assessment of the level of evidence included in this review?............................................6
How should the information from this systematic review be applied in clinical practice (knowledge
transfer)?....................................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................7

What is the review purpose, objective, or question?
The purpose of the review is to analyze the mental health outcomes and the community-
based obesity prevention interventions among young adults (Adam and Juergensen, 2019). The
objective of the review is to evaluate the well-being as well as mental health outcomes that were
observed in prior community-based obesity prevention interventions among adolescents. The
specific questions addressed in the review are what mental health and well-being outcomes have
been examined in community-based obesity prevention interventions for adolescents and what
do the findings reveal and the limitations that exist in the research to date and what
recommendations can be made for future interventions.
Was there a published protocol for this review?
No there was no published protocol for this review and the researcher has conducted the
review on his own understanding of the article (Tanaka and et.al., 2018).
What are the eligibility criteria (inclusion and exclusion criteria) for this
review?
The respective research was primarily designed to identify different studies that were
based on community-based interventions for the prevention of obesity. Inclusion criteria
included primary research, mental health measures reported at baseline, control group
overweight or obesity prevention interventions and targeted adolescents’ populations (Barker,
2017). On the other hand, exclusion criteria included obesity treatment interventions, targeted
children and adult populations and focused on specific high risk.
What types of studies were included in this review?
The studies included in this review were 140 in number and they were screened by
authors for possible inclusion. A total of 46 full-text articles were selected and examined in detail
in order to determine the eligibility (Erin and et.al, 2015). All of the studies that were included in
this review, were based on interventions designed to prevent overweight/obesity that include
mental health outcomes in adolescents.