A systematic review of internet-based family intervention for childhood obesity
Background: Family based interventions for childhood obesity has been demonstrated to be effective over the past several decades but parents are difficult to engage. Internet-based family intervention could be an alternative to face to face family intervention in meeting the barriers identified from...
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| author | Ahmad, Norliza Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah Baharom, Anisah Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah Mukhtar, Firdaus Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Lye, Munn Sann |
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| description | Background: Family based interventions for childhood obesity has been demonstrated to be effective over the past several decades but parents are difficult to engage. Internet-based family intervention could be an alternative to face to face family intervention in meeting the barriers identified from parents. Objectives: This review provides an overview of internet-based family intervention for obese children, focusing on effectiveness and attrition rates. Methods: Randomized controlled trial studies published between January 2004 and March 2014 were selected from six electronic databases. Intervention using internet or web-based which involved parents of 2 to 17 years old and lifestyles and behavior modification were included. Intervention characteristics were reviewed and salient features were extracted. Results: Five related randomized controlled trials were included. Four of five studies found significant adiposity and behavioral changes. Attrition rates ranged from 2% to 47%. Intervention characteristics that could contributed to intervention effectiveness were
theory based, used of more behavioral techniques and interactive features like online self-monitoring and e-mail
contact with counselors. One of the factors that could have influence on attrition rates was monetary incentives. Parents’ empowerment and parenting aspects were lacking in the internet-based family intervention for parents.
Conclusions: internet-based intervention has a short term impact on adiposity and behavioral changes and has the potential to minimize parents’ attrition in family based intervention. Improving the intervention elements in internet-based family intervention might improve effectiveness and attrition rates. |
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| spelling | upm-362992015-09-02T01:53:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36299/ A systematic review of internet-based family intervention for childhood obesity Ahmad, Norliza Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah Baharom, Anisah Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah Mukhtar, Firdaus Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Lye, Munn Sann Background: Family based interventions for childhood obesity has been demonstrated to be effective over the past several decades but parents are difficult to engage. Internet-based family intervention could be an alternative to face to face family intervention in meeting the barriers identified from parents. Objectives: This review provides an overview of internet-based family intervention for obese children, focusing on effectiveness and attrition rates. Methods: Randomized controlled trial studies published between January 2004 and March 2014 were selected from six electronic databases. Intervention using internet or web-based which involved parents of 2 to 17 years old and lifestyles and behavior modification were included. Intervention characteristics were reviewed and salient features were extracted. Results: Five related randomized controlled trials were included. Four of five studies found significant adiposity and behavioral changes. Attrition rates ranged from 2% to 47%. Intervention characteristics that could contributed to intervention effectiveness were theory based, used of more behavioral techniques and interactive features like online self-monitoring and e-mail contact with counselors. One of the factors that could have influence on attrition rates was monetary incentives. Parents’ empowerment and parenting aspects were lacking in the internet-based family intervention for parents. Conclusions: internet-based intervention has a short term impact on adiposity and behavioral changes and has the potential to minimize parents’ attrition in family based intervention. Improving the intervention elements in internet-based family intervention might improve effectiveness and attrition rates. IDOSI Publications 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36299/1/A%20systematic%20review%20of%20internet.pdf Ahmad, Norliza and Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah and Baharom, Anisah and Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah and Mukhtar, Firdaus and Mohd Shariff, Zalilah and Lye, Munn Sann (2014) A systematic review of internet-based family intervention for childhood obesity. World Journal of Medical Sciences, 11 (1). pp. 144-152. ISSN 1817-3055; ESSN: 1990-4061 http://www.idosi.org/wjms/wjms11%281%2914.htm |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad, Norliza Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah Baharom, Anisah Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah Mukhtar, Firdaus Mohd Shariff, Zalilah Lye, Munn Sann A systematic review of internet-based family intervention for childhood obesity |
| title | A systematic review of internet-based family intervention for childhood obesity |
| title_full | A systematic review of internet-based family intervention for childhood obesity |
| title_fullStr | A systematic review of internet-based family intervention for childhood obesity |
| title_full_unstemmed | A systematic review of internet-based family intervention for childhood obesity |
| title_short | A systematic review of internet-based family intervention for childhood obesity |
| title_sort | systematic review of internet-based family intervention for childhood obesity |
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