A systematic review of interventions to improve the dietary intake, physical activity and weight status of children attending family day care services.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To (i) identify and synthesise findings from interventions to improve the dietary intake, physical activity and weight status of children aged 0-6 years attending family day care services; and (ii) assess the impact of interventions on family day care environments, intervention cost and adverse outcomes.

Design

Medline in Process, PsycINFO, ERIC, Embase, CINAHL, CENTRAL and Scopus databases were searched in March 2019. Studies were included if they (i) evaluated an intervention to improve the diet, physical activity and/or weight of children aged 0-6 years; (ii) were delivered in family day care services; (iii) targeted child diet, physical activity and/or weight; and (iv) used a parallel control group design. Screening was undertaken by two reviewers with disagree

SUBMITTER: Yoong SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200613 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature