Brown Andrew D, Bell A Colin, Hayward Josh, Felmingham Tiana, Allender Steven
Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Deakin University, School of Medicine, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Obes Rev. 2025 Aug;26(8):e13919. doi: 10.1111/obr.13919. Epub 2025 Mar 24.
Objective To systematically review, describe, and compare quantitative measures of community engagement in obesity and HIV prevention research. Materials & Methods A systematic review adhering to PRISMA and PROSPERO guidelines was conducted, searching seven databases. Screening and quality assessment were carried out by four reviewers independently. Studies were included if they explicitly used community engagement for obesity or HIV prevention and quantitatively measured community engagement. Extracted data included descriptions of community engagement, measurement constructs, and statistical results. Results Of 8922 studies screened by title and abstract and 1326 studies screened by full text, 13 studies were included from obesity prevention and 42 studies from HIV prevention. The studies used a range of terms for community engagement, highlighting differing approaches and challenges in measurement. Quantitative measures of community engagement varied across the studies. When change over time in community engagement was analyzed, an increase in engagement was generally found, and when an association between engagement and health was tested, a positive association was generally found. Conclusion Despite diverse measurement approaches, drawing parallels between obesity and HIV prevention offers new pathways to strengthen community engagement evaluations through the iteration of existing measures across the two fields.
目的 系统回顾、描述和比较肥胖症与艾滋病预防研究中社区参与的量化指标。材料与方法 按照PRISMA和PROSPERO指南进行系统回顾，检索七个数据库。由四名评审员独立进行筛选和质量评估。纳入的研究需明确将社区参与用于肥胖症或艾滋病预防，并对社区参与进行量化测量。提取的数据包括社区参与的描述、测量指标和统计结果。结果 在通过标题和摘要筛选的8922项研究以及通过全文筛选的1326项研究中，纳入了13项肥胖症预防研究和42项艾滋病预防研究。这些研究使用了一系列社区参与的术语，凸显了测量方法的差异和挑战。社区参与的量化指标在各项研究中有所不同。分析社区参与随时间的变化时，通常会发现参与度有所提高；在测试参与度与健康之间的关联时，通常会发现呈正相关。结论 尽管测量方法多样，但通过跨两个领域迭代现有指标，对比肥胖症和艾滋病预防研究可为加强社区参与评估提供新途径。
