The family partners for health study: a cluster randomized controlled trial for child and parent weight management
| Autor: | N Aimyong, Gail D'Eramo Melkus, D J Amatuli, Diane C. Berry, Todd A. Schwartz, Madeline Neal, Anne H. Skelly, Robert G. McMurray, Emily G. Hall |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
obesity Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Overweight law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial children law 030225 pediatrics Weight management Internal Medicine medicine overweight 030212 general & internal medicine intervention 2. Zero hunger business.industry parents Emotional eating medicine.disease Obesity 3. Good health Physical therapy Original Article medicine.symptom Metabolic syndrome business Body mass index Weight gain |
| Zdroj: | Nutrition & Diabetes |
| ISSN: | 2044-4052 |
| Popis: | Objective: The purpose of this study was to test a two-phased nutrition and exercise education, coping skills training, and exercise intervention program for overweight or obese low-income ethnic minority 2nd to 4th grade children and their parents in rural North Carolina, USA. Methods: A cluster randomized controlled trial was carried out with 358 children (7–10 years) and a parent for each child (n=358). General linear mixed models were used to determine the effects of the intervention on weight, adiposity, health behaviors, and eating and exercise self-efficacy by examining changes in children and parents from baseline to completion of the study (18 months). Results: At 18 months, children in the experimental group did not have a significantly decreased body mass index (BMI) percentile (P=0.470); however, they showed a reduction in the growth rate of their triceps (P=0.001) and subscapular skinfolds (P |
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