Interactive Malaysian Childhood Healthy Lifestyle (i-MaCHeL) programme: a single-arm pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The growing obesity epidemic in Malaysia presents a public health challenge that requires innovative intervention strategies. In an effort to address this problem, an Interactive Malaysian Childhood Healthy Lifestyle (i-MaCHeL) programme, which is a web-based initiative designed for preschool child-parent dyads offers a novel approach. Nevertheless, the success of such a web-based intervention depends on several interrelated factors. This research aims to examine the feasibility of i-MaCHeL in the Malaysian context, its usability for preschool child-parent dyads, and the acceptability of the programme among these user groups.

Methods

This was a single-arm pilot study involving 46 child-parent dyads recruited from six government preschools in Terengganu, Malaysia.

SUBMITTER: Rashid AFA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11102176 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature