Culturally tailored, family-centered, behavioral obesity intervention for Latino-American preschool-aged children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the effect of a culturally tailored, family-centered, short-term behavioral intervention on BMI in Latino-American preschool-aged children.

Methods

In a randomized controlled trial, 54 parent-child dyads were allocated to the intervention and 52 dyads were allocated to an alternative school-readiness program as the control condition. Parent-child dyads were eligible if the parent self-defined Latino, was at least 18 years old, had a 2- to 6-year-old child not currently enrolled in another healthy lifestyle program, had a valid telephone number, and planned on remaining in the city for the next 6 months. The Salud Con La Familia (Health with the Family) program consisted of 12 weekly 90-minute skills-building sessions designed to improve family nutritional h

SUBMITTER: Barkin SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4074623 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature