Evaluating dose delivered of a behavioral intervention for childhood obesity prevention: a secondary analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current recommendations for intensive behavioral interventions for childhood obesity treatment do not account for variable participant attendance, optimal duration of the intervention, mode of delivery (phone vs. face-to-face), or address obesity prevention among young children. A secondary analysis of an active one-year behavioral intervention for childhood obesity prevention was conducted to test how "dose delivered" was associated with body mass index z-score (BMI-Z) across 3 years of follow-up.

Methods

Parent-child pairs were eligible if they qualified for government assistance and spoke English or Spanish. Children were between three and 5 years old and were at risk for but not yet obese (BMI percentiles ≥50th and < 95th). The intended intervention dose was 1

SUBMITTER: Heerman WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7281919 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature