Integrating a family-focused approach into child obesity prevention: Rationale and design for the My Parenting SOS study randomized control trial

BMC Public Health

Study Protocol

Amber E Vaughn¹  Shrikant I Bangdiwala²  June Stevens³  Dianne S Ward⁴  Marci Campbell⁴  Abigail T Panter⁵  Deborah J Jones⁵ 

[1] Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA;Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA;Department of Biostatistics in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA;Department of Nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA;Department of Nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA;Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA;Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA;

关键词: Parenting Style;    Parenting Practice;    Physical Activity Behavior;    Social Provision Scale;    General Parenting Style;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-11-431

 received in 2011-04-27, accepted in 2011-06-05,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMore than 20% of US children ages 2-5 yrs are classified as overweight or obese. Parents greatly influence the behaviors their children adopt, including those which impact weight (e.g., diet and physical activity). Unfortunately, parents often fail to recognize the risk for excess weight gain in young children, and may not be motivated to modify behavior. Research is needed to explore intervention strategies that engage families with young children and motivate parents to adopt behaviors that will foster healthy weight development.MethodsThis study tests the efficacy of the 35-week My Parenting SOS intervention. The intervention consists of 12 sessions: initial sessions focus on general parenting skills (stress management, effective parenting styles, child behavior management, coparenting, and time management) and later sessions apply these skills to promote healthier eating and physical activity habits. The primary outcome is change in child percent body fat. Secondary measures assess parent and child dietary intake (three 24-hr recalls) and physical activity (accelerometry), general parenting style and practices, nutrition- and activity-related parenting practices, and parent motivation to adopt healthier practices.DiscussionTesting of these new approaches contributes to our understanding of how general and weight-specific parenting practices influence child weight, and whether or not they can be changed to promote healthy weight trajectories.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00998348

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