Trial reportJournal of epidemiology and community health2015
After the RCT: who comes to a family-based intervention for childhood overweight or obesity when it is implemented at scale in the community?
Trial report in Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Barriers and facilitators to initial and continued attendance at community-based lifestyle programmes among families of overweight and obese children: a systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2017Pooled it
- Factors predicting parent engagement in a family-based childhood obesity prevention and control program.BMC public health · 2023Trial
- Reach of a low-intensity, multicomponent childhood overweight and obesity intervention delivered in an integrated primary care setting.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
- Predictors of Participant Attendance Patterns in a Family-Based Intervention for Overweight and Obese Hispanic Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
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- Randomized-controlled trial of a whole-family obesity prevention and treatment intervention designed for low-income Hispanic families: HeLP the healthy living program.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
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- Framework for the development and evaluation of complex interventions: gap analysis, workshop and consultation-informed update.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2021Article
- Intervention empowerment of families in preventing and controlling overweight and obesity in children: A systematic review.Journal of public health research · 2021Article
- Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Improvements With a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention at Federally Qualified Health Centers.Academic pediatrics · 2021Article
- Sociodemographic profiles, educational attainment and physical activity associated with The Daily Mile™ registration in primary schools in England: a national cross-sectional linkage study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2021Article
- Predictors of Engagement in a Pediatric Weight Management Clinic after Referral.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2020Article
- Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity and Its Psychological and Health Comorbidities.Annual review of clinical psychology · 2020Review
- The Healthy Kids Initiative: Results from the First 2000 Participants.Patient preference and adherence · 2020Article
- Cultural adaptation of a children's weight management programme: Child weigHt mANaGement for Ethnically diverse communities (CHANGE) study.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Dose response relationship between program attendance and children's outcomes in a community based weight management program for children and their families.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Addressing childhood obesity in low-income, ethnically diverse families: outcomes and peer effects of MEND 7-13 when delivered at scale in US communities.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2019Article
- How has big data contributed to obesity research? A review of the literature.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2018Review
- A cluster-randomised feasibility trial of a children's weight management programme: the Child weigHt mANaGement for Ethnically diverse communities (CHANGE) study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2018Article
- Parent engagement and attendance in PEACH™ QLD - an up-scaled parent-led childhood obesity program.BMC public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhen implemented at scale, the impact on health and health inequalities of public health interventions depends on who receives them in addition to intervention effectiveness.
methodsThe MEND 7-13 (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition…Do it!) programme is a family-based weight management intervention for childhood overweight and obesity implemented at scale in the community. We compare the characteristics of children referred to the MEND programme (N=18 289 referred to 1940 programmes) with those of the population eligible for the intervention, and assess what predicts completion of the intervention.
resultsCompared to the MEND-eligible population, proportionally more children who started MEND were: obese rather than overweight excluding obese; girls; Asian; from families with a lone parent; living in less favourable socioeconomic circumstances; and living in urban rather than rural or suburban areas. Having started the programme, children were relatively less likely to complete it if they: reported 'abnormal' compared to 'normal' levels of psychological distress; were boys; were from lone parent families; lived in less favourable socioeconomic circumstances; and had participated in a relatively large MEND programme group; or where managers had run more programmes.
conclusionsThe provision and/or uptake of MEND did not appear to compromise and, if anything, promoted participation of those from disadvantaged circumstances and ethnic minority groups. However, this tendency was diminished because programme completion was less likely for those living in less favourable socioeconomic circumstances. Further research should explore how completion rates of this intervention could be improved for particular groups.
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