SynthesisAmerican journal of preventive medicine2012
External validity reporting in behavioral treatment of childhood obesity: a systematic review.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Implementation conditions for diet and physical activity interventions and policies: an umbrella review.BMC public health · 2015Pooled it
- Fidelity to and comparative results across behavioral interventions evaluated through the RE-AIM framework: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Good practice characteristics of diet and physical activity interventions and policies: an umbrella review.BMC public health · 2015Pooled it
- Physical activity interventions in Latin America: expanding and classifying the evidence.American journal of preventive medicine · 2013Pooled it
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- A Tale of 2 Teachers: A Preschool Physical Activity Intervention Case Study.The Journal of school health · 2016Trial
- Promoting healthful family meals to prevent obesity: HOME Plus, a randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Trial
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- Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the feasibility of a parent-focused intervention targeting childhood obesity.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- A Type III Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Pilot Trial Testing Dissemination and Implementation Strategies for a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention: The Nebraska Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Project.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2021Article
- Assets and Challenges to Recruiting and Engaging Families in a Childhood Obesity Treatment Research Trial: Insights From Academic Partners, Community Partners, and Study Participants.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Evaluating a childhood obesity program with the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
- Feasibility study of the SWITCH implementation process for enhancing school wellness.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Evaluation of a community-based, family focused healthy weights initiative using the RE-AIM framework.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Article
- Community readiness assessment for obesity research: pilot implementation of the Healthier Families programme.Health research policy and systems · 2018Article
- Feasibility of standardized methods to specify behavioral pediatric obesity prevention interventions.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- Cluster Sampling Bias in Government-Sponsored Evaluations: A Correlational Study of Employment and Welfare Pilots in England.PloS one · 2016Article
- Service evaluation of the GOALS family-based childhood obesity treatment intervention during the first 3 years of implementation.BMJ open · 2015Article
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Abstract
contextTo aid translation of childhood obesity interventions evidence into practice, research studies must report results in a way that better supports pragmatic decision making. The current review evaluated the extent to which information on key external validity dimensions, participants, settings, interventions, outcomes, and maintenance of effects, was included in research studies on behavioral treatments for childhood obesity. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: Peer-reviewed studies of behavioral childhood obesity treatments published between 1980 and 2008 were identified from (1) electronic searches of social science and medical databases; (2) research reviews of childhood obesity interventions; and (3) reference lists cited in these reviews. Included studies reported on a controlled obesity intervention trial, targeted overweight or obese children aged 2-18 years, included a primary or secondary anthropometric outcome, and targeted change in dietary intake or physical activity behaviors. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: 1071 publications were identified and 77 met selection criteria. Studies were coded on established review criteria for external validity elements. All studies lacked full reporting of generalizability elements. Across criteria, the average reporting was 23.9% (range=0%-100%). Infrequently reported were setting-level selection criteria and representativeness, characteristics regarding intervention staff, implementation of the intervention content, costs, and program sustainability.
conclusionsEnhanced reporting of relevant and pragmatic information in behavioral investigations of childhood obesity interventions is needed to improve the ability to evaluate the applicability of results to practice implementation. Such evidence would improve translation of research to practice, provide additional explanation for variability in intervention outcomes, and provide insights into successful adaptations of interventions to local conditions.
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