Adolescent weight management counseling: The effectiveness of an online training program for primary healthcare professionals in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overweight and obesity are growing public health concerns globally for which innovative prevention and care delivery efforts are required. We recently developed a web-based training program to improve the quality of health professionals' weight management counseling of adolescents in Indonesia. Having previously confirmed its acceptability, this study aimed to measure the effectiveness of the program through a randomized controlled trial.

Methods

We recruited 64 primary healthcare professionals from 17 provinces across Indonesia who were randomized to participate in a 4-week online training program (intervention group [IG, n = 32] or a waitlist control group [CG, n = 32]). Using active learning approaches, the training program focused on adolescent development, ps

SUBMITTER: Agung FH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11809861 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature