Measuring implementation fidelity of school-based obesity prevention programmes: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Until now, there is no clear overview of how fidelity is assessed in school-based obesity prevention programmes. In order to move the field of obesity prevention programmes forward, the current review aimed to 1) identify which fidelity components have been measured in school-based obesity prevention programmes; 2) identify how fidelity components have been measured; and 3) score the quality of these methods.

Methods

Studies published between January 2001-October 2017 were selected from searches in PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library and ERIC. We included studies examining the fidelity of obesity prevention programmes (nutrition and/or physical activity and/or sitting) at school (children aged 4-18 year) measuring at least one component of implement

SUBMITTER: Schaap R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6088402 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature