Service evaluation of the GOALS family-based childhood obesity treatment intervention during the first 3 years of implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the impact of the GOALS (Getting Our Active Lifestyles Started) family-based childhood obesity treatment intervention during the first 3 years of implementation.

Design

Single-group repeated measures with qualitative questionnaires.

Setting

Community venues in a socioeconomically deprived, urban location in the North-West of England.

Participants

70 overweight or obese children (mean age 10.5 years, 46% boys) and their parents/carers who completed GOALS between September 2006 and March 2009.

Interventions

GOALS was a childhood obesity treatment intervention that drew on social cognitive theory to promote whole family lifestyle change. Sessions covered physical activity (PA), diet and behaviour change over 18 2 h weekly group sessio

SUBMITTER: Watson PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4322210 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature