Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Type of study

Randomized controlled trial; experimental study; peer-reviewed

Literature that was not peer-reviewed (e.g., theses and dissertations); reviews and meta-analyses; conference abstracts that were not published in a full manuscript

Condition or domain being studied

Diet, self-weighing and physical activity behaviors

Exclusive focus on other behaviors

Participants

Adult population (18 years and over; or a mean age within this range)

Children or adolescents under the age of 18

Intervention

Interventions with at least two conditions engaged in self-monitoring, for which feedback was provided related to behaviors or outcomes of behavior

Interventions not including self-monitoring and feedback based on the self-monitoring data

Comparator

At least two experimental groups comparing different forms of self-monitoring feedback (e.g., written vs graphic feedback, different wordings of written feedback) or feedback provision vs. no feedback control that only differ in feedback provision

Groups differ in more aspects than the form of feedback provided or feedback provision

Outcomes

At least one of the following outcomes: Dietary intake; physical activity; self-monitoring diet or physical activity or weight; or weight

Studies focusing exclusively on other outcomes