Family-based interventions for preventing overweight or obesity among preschoolers from racial/ethnic minority groups: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This scoping review aimed to synthesize the published literature on family-based childhood obesity prevention interventions from 2015 to 2021 that focused on children 2-5 years of age from racial and/or ethnic minority households.

Methods

A PICOS (population, intervention, comparison, outcome, and setting) framework was used to guide the development of the research question, search strategy, and inclusion/exclusion criteria. To be included, the study must have been a randomized controlled trial or quasi-experimental trial that enrolled participants 2-5 years of age and their caregivers who identified as being from a racial and/or ethnic minority group in the United States. The study must have also examined a family-based intervention that incorporated components to

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159561 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature