Effects of the dyadic FirstStep2Health intervention on parents' behaviour and anthropometric outcomes: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to examine the preliminary efficacy of the FirstStep2Health versus usual care control on improving parents' lifestyle behaviours (moderate to vigorous physical activity, screen time, fruit/vegetable and fibre intake, skin carotenoids), nutrition and physical activity knowledge, self-efficacy, support, parenting style, feeding practices, home environment, anthropometric outcomes (body mass index, % body fat) and blood pressure from baseline to postintervention after adjusting for random cluster effects.

Design

A cluster randomised controlled trial with 10 Head Start daycare centres (five intervention, five control) was conducted using computer-generated randomisation after baseline data collection.

Setting

US Head Start daycare centre

SUBMITTER: Ling J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11624750 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature