Impact of motivational interviewing on engagement in a parent-exclusive paediatric obesity intervention: randomized controlled trial of NOURISH+MI.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attrition and treatment adherence are notorious challenges in paediatric obesity interventions.

Objective

To evaluate if brief, pretreatment motivational interviewing (MI) can improve retention (at baseline, post-assessment and follow-up assessment) and adherence (i.e. attendance) in a parent-exclusive paediatric obesity intervention.

Methods

MI was implemented with parents as an adjunct to a larger randomized controlled trial of Nourishing Our Understanding of Role-modeling to Improve Support and Health (NOURISH⁺ ), a parent intervention for children with overweight ages 5-11 years. Parents (N = 112) were randomized to receive two MI sessions (one telephone and one in person) or reminder calls.

Results

Parents (91% women; 52% African Amer

SUBMITTER: Bean MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6474345 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature