Research reviews and summaries

This page includes links to 1) systematic reviews of the literature conducted by COMPaRE-PHC and 2) short, plain-language summaries of journal articles published by COMPaRE-PHC.

Systematic reviews of the literature conducted by COMPaRE-PHC

Laws R, Campbell K, van der Pligt P, et al. The impact of interventions to prevent obesity or improve obesity related behaviours in children (0-5 years) from socioeconomically disadvantaged and/or indigenous families: a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2014; 14(1): 779.

Faruqi N, Spooner C, Joshi C, et al. Primary healthcare-level interventions improving health literacy for weight loss: A systematic review of the literature. BMC Obesity 2015; 2(6): 6.

Taki S, Campbell KJ, Russell CG, Elliot R, Laws R, Denney-Wilson E. Infant feeding websites and apps: A systematic assessment of quality and content. Interactive Journal of Medical Research 2015; 4(3): e18.

Cameron AJ, Spence AC, Laws R, Hesketh KD, Lioret S, Campbell KJ. A review of the relationship between socioeconomic position and the early-life predictors of obesity. Current Obesity Reports 2015; 4(3): 1-13.

Russell CG, Taki S, Laws R, et al. Effects of parent and child behaviours on overweight and obesity in infants and young children from disadvantaged backgrounds: systematic review with narrative synthesis. BMC Public Health 2016; 16(1): 1-13.

Summaries of COMPaRE-PHC journal articles

Factors influencing general practitioners' decision to refer obese patients

• Click here for the summary.
• Click here for the article: Kim KK, Yeong L-L, Caterson ID, Harris MF (2015) Analysis of factors influencing general practitioners' decision to refer obese patients in Australia: a qualitative study. BMC Family Practice 16(45) doi:10.1186/s12875-015-0262-5. 

Obesity prevention in early life: an opportunity to better support the role of Maternal and Child Health Nurses in Australia