The Implementation of a Blended In-Person and Online Family-Based Childhood Obesity Management Program: A Process Evaluation Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Early Intervention Program (EIP) was a 10-week family-based healthy living intervention for children with a BMI-for-age ≥85th percentile. The effectiveness of the EIP has been previously demonstrated; however, its implementation has not been fully described. Process evaluations provide valuable insight into implementation and improve ongoing intervention delivery.

Objective

The aim was to evaluate recruitment, intervention content, delivery, and implementation for quality improvement and to inform potential scale-up.

Methods

A mixed-methods process evaluation design was used and represented one component of a Type I hybrid effectiveness trial.

Results

The EIP reached diverse ethnic, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds (n = 47). Part

SUBMITTER: DeSilva B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12562636 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature