An App-Based Parenting Program to Promote Healthy Energy Balance-Related Parenting Practices to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Protocol Using the Intervention Mapping Framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The family environment plays an important role in the development of children's energy balance-related behaviors. As a result, parents' energy balance-related parenting practices are important targets of preventive childhood obesity programs. Families with a lower socioeconomic position (SEP) may benefit from participating in such programs but are generally less well reached than families with a higher SEP.

Objective

This paper describes the application of the Intervention Mapping Protocol (IMP) for the development of an app-based preventive intervention program to promote healthy energy balance-related parenting practices among parents of children (aged 0-4 years) with a lower SEP.

Methods

The 6 steps of the IMP were used as a theory- and evidence-based fr

SUBMITTER: Karssen LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8164123 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature