Managing Obesity in Young Children: A Multiple Methods Study Assessing Feasibility, Acceptability, and Implementation of a Multicomponent, Family-Based Intervention.

ABSTRACT: Background: We developed a multicomponent, family-based intervention for young children with obesity consisting of parent group sessions, home nursing visits, and multidisciplinary clinical encounters. Our objective was to assess intervention feasibility, acceptability, and implementation. Methods: From 2017 to 2020, we conducted a multiple methods study in the obesity management clinic at a tertiary children's hospital (Toronto, Canada). We included 1-6 year olds with a body mass index ≥97th percentile and their parents; we also included health care providers (HCPs) who delivered the intervention. To assess feasibility, we performed a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing the intervention to usual care. To explore acceptability, we conducted parent

SUBMITTER: Kinlin LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9492792 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature