Effectiveness of school-based physical activity and nutrition interventions with direct parental involvement on children's BMI and energy balance-related behaviors - A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aims of this systematic review were to study the effectiveness of primary school-based physical activity, sedentary behavior and nutrition interventions with direct parental involvement on children's BMI or BMI z-score, physical activity, sedentary behavior and nutrition behavior and categorize intervention components into targeted socio-cognitive determinants and environmental types using the Environmental Research framework for weight Gain prevention.

Methods

In March 2018, a systematic search was conducted in four electronic literature databases. Articles written in English about effectiveness studies on school-based interventions with direct parental involvement targeting 4-12 year olds were included. Interventions with indirect parental involvement, inter

SUBMITTER: Verjans-Janssen SRB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6160096 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature