Assessing the feasibility of parent participation in a commercial weight loss program to improve child body mass index and weight-related health behaviors:

SAGE Open Medicine

MinKyoungSong¹ 

关键词: Parent-only intervention;    health behaviors;    pediatrics;    epidemiology/public health;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312118801220

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives:Little is known about how children’s health might be affected by parents’ participation in commercial weight loss programs. Given that more than 3.2 million people subscribe to just one commercial weight loss program, Weight Watchers, any secondary effects on children’s weight-related health behaviors (e.g. dietary behaviors, physical activity, and sedentary time) and body mass index from parent participation in commercial weight loss programs may have significant public health implications. This study examined the feasibility of conducting a study to assess such effects. Methods for recruitment and retention, and perceived acceptability and satisfaction among participants in small-scale preliminary study, were evaluated. Changes in body mass index and health behaviors among the parent–child dyads were also measured to test whether a larger-scale study would be warranted.Methods:This was an 8-week, pre–post observational feasibility study involving 20 parent–child dyads where both members had o...

【 授权许可】

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