"Feasibility and Acceptability of an Early Childhood Obesity Prevention" by Akilah Dulin Keita, Patricia M. Risica et al.
 

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

Background. This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of a home-based early childhood obesity prevention intervention designed to empower low-income racially/ethnically diverse parents to modify their children’s health behaviors. Methods. We used a prospective design with pre-/posttest evaluation of 50 parent-child pairs (children aged 2 to 5 years) to examine potential changes in dietary, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors among children at baseline and four-month follow-up. Results. 39 (78%) parent-child pairs completed evaluation data at 4-month follow-up. Vegetable intake among children significantly increased at follow-up (0.54 cups at 4 months compared to 0.28 cups at baseline, 𝑃 = 0.001) and ounces of fruit juice decreased at follow-up (11.9 ounces at 4 months compared to 16.0 ounces at baseline, 𝑃 = 0.036). Sedentary behaviors also improved. Children significantly decreased time spent watching TV on weekdays (𝑃 < 0.01) and also reduced weekend TV time. In addition, the number of homes with TV sets in the child’s bedroom also decreased (𝑃 < 0.0013). Conclusions. The findings indicate that a home-based early childhood obesity prevention intervention is feasible, acceptable and demonstrates short-term effects on dietary and sedentary behaviors of low-income racially/ethnically diverse children.

DOI

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2014/378501/cta/

Comments

Akilah Dulin Keita, Patricia M. Risica, Kelli L. Drenner, Ingrid Adams, Gemma Gorham, and Kim M. Gans, “Feasibility and Acceptability of an Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention: Results from the Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Pilot Study,” Journal of Obesity, vol. 2014, Article ID 378501, 16 pages, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/378501.


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