Results from the Strong Families Start at Home/Familias Fuertes Comienzan en Casa: feasibility randomised control trial to improve the diet quality of low-income, predominantly Hispanic/Latinx children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the feasibility, acceptability and results of Strong Families Start at Home, a 6-month pilot trial of a home-based food parenting/nutrition intervention.

Design

Pilot randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Participants received six visits with a community health worker trained in motivational interviewing (three home visits, three phone calls); an in-home cooking or reading activity; personalised feedback on a recorded family meal or reading activity; text messages and tailored printed materials.

Participants

Parents and their 2-5-year-old child were randomised into intervention (responsive food parenting practices/nutrition) or control (reading readiness) groups.

Results

Parents (n 63) were mostly mothers (90 %), Hispanic/Lati

SUBMITTER: Tovar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131154 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature