SynthesisPreventive medicine2010
Parental involvement in interventions to improve child dietary intake: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Preventive medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 111 papers, 16 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Individualized Tailor-made Dietetic Intervention Program at Schools Enhances Eating Behaviors and Dietary Habits in Obese Hispanic Children of Low Socioeconomic Status
Therapeutic Education Groups for Childhood Obesity: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
111 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- School-Based Family-Oriented Health Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2023Pooled it
- Characteristics of successful primary school-based experiential nutrition programmes: a systematic literature review.Public health nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Caregiver involvement in interventions for improving children's dietary intake and physical activity behaviors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Systematic review of interventions in the childcare setting with direct parental involvement: effectiveness on child weight status and energy balance-related behaviours.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Pooled it
- The effectiveness of lunchbox interventions on improving the foods and beverages packed and consumed by children at centre-based care or school: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Pooled it
- Attenuating Pregnancy Weight Gain-What Works and Why: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2018Pooled it
- Pooled it
- How effective are family-based and institutional nutrition interventions in improving children's diet and health? A systematic review.BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
- Family-based childhood obesity prevention interventions: a systematic review and quantitative content analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Pooled it
- Involvement of Fathers in Pediatric Obesity Treatment and Prevention Trials: A Systematic Review.Pediatrics · 2017Pooled it
- Parental involvement in exercise and diet interventions for childhood cancer survivors: a systematic review.Pediatric research · 2016Pooled it
- Teaching approaches and strategies that promote healthy eating in primary school children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Pooled it
- Obesity: a systematic review on parental involvement in long-term European childhood weight control interventions with a nutritional focus.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2013Pooled it
- Improving children's dairy food and calcium intake: can intervention work? A systematic review of the literature.Public health nutrition · 2013Pooled it
- For whom and under what circumstances do school-based energy balance behavior interventions work? Systematic review on moderators.International journal of pediatric obesity : IJPO : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2011Pooled it
- Effects of a Family- and Community-Based Diet and Physical Activity Intervention on Home Availability of Fruit, Vegetables, and Sugar-Containing Foods in Primarily Hispanic Households: Secondary Data Analysis from a Randomized Controlled Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
- Design and evaluation of the "Feel Good" feasibility study - a multi-component fruit and vegetable intervention in children measuring cognitive and mental health outcomes.Nutrition journal · 2025Trial
- A randomised controlled school-based nutritional intervention in five Middle Eastern countries: Ajyal Salima improved students' dietary and physical activity habits.Public health nutrition · 2023Trial
- Parents' experiences of participating in the Healthy School Start Plus programme - a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2023Trial
51 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Commented on by
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
Abstract
objectiveInterventions that aim to improve child dietary quality and reduce disease risk often involve parents. The most effective methods to engage parents remain unclear. A systematic review of interventions designed to change child and adolescent dietary behavior was conducted to answer whether parent involvement enhanced intervention effectiveness, and what type of involvement was most effective in achieving desired outcomes.
methodIn 2008, Pub Med, Medline, Psych Info, and Cochrane Library databases were searched to identify programs designed to change child and adolescent dietary intake that also involved parents. Methods of parental involvement were categorized based on the type and intensity of parental involvement. These methods were compared against intervention design, dietary outcomes, and quality of reporting (evaluated using CONSORT checklist) for each study.
resultsThe literature search identified 1774 articles and 24 met review criteria. Four studies systematically evaluated parent involvement with inconsistent results. Indirect methods to engage parents were most commonly used, although direct approaches were more likely to result in positive outcomes. Four studies met >70% of CONSORT items.
conclusionLimited conclusions may be drawn regarding the best method to involve parents in changing child diet to promote health. However, direct methods show promise and warrant further research.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.