ReviewFrontiers in psychology2015
Motivational Interviewing in Childhood Obesity Treatment.
Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05143697 (Integrated Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Childhood Obesity in a Large Health Maintenance Organization), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Integrated Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Childhood Obesity in a Large Health Maintenance Organization
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of psychological interventions targeting overweight and obesity in school-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Motivational Interviewing in Pediatric Obesity: A Meta-analysis of the Effects on Behavioral Outcomes.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Pooled it
- EASO and EFAD Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.Obesity facts · 2023Pooled it
- The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Obesity and Eating Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Mapping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Training in motivational interviewing for pediatricians was associated with a higher uptake of health behavior and lifestyle treatment: Results from the KP Wellness Coaching for Families and Kids (WC4K) Program.Patient education and counseling · 2025Trial
- Family-reported barriers and predictors of short-term attendance in a multidisciplinary intervention for managing childhood obesity: A psycho-family-system based randomised controlled trial (ENTREN-F).European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2022Trial
- Managing Obesity in Young Children: A Multiple Methods Study Assessing Feasibility, Acceptability, and Implementation of a Multicomponent, Family-Based Intervention.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2022Trial
- Impact of motivational interviewing on engagement in a parent-exclusive paediatric obesity intervention: randomized controlled trial of NOURISH+MI.Pediatric obesity · 2019Trial
- The Obemat2.0 Study: A Clinical Trial of a Motivational Intervention for Childhood Obesity Treatment.Nutrients · 2019Trial
- Impact of motivational interviewing on outcomes of an adolescent obesity treatment: results from the MI Values randomized controlled pilot trial.Clinical obesity · 2018Trial
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Motivational Interviewing-Based Wellness Coaching for Kids and Families (WC4K) Program in Pediatric Obesity Care: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Pragmatic Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Implementation of Motivational Interviewing Training in Dental Education and Research-A Scoping Review.Journal of dental education · 2025Article
- Use of Extrinsic Motivators to Improve the Body Mass Index of Obese or Overweight Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Quality of life and psychosocial outcomes among children with metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity.Pediatric research · 2023Article
- Obesity in children and adolescents: epidemiology, causes, assessment, and management.The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology · 2022Review
- The Impact of Social Isolation during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Health: The Lived Experience of Adolescents with Obesity and Their Caregivers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Motivating Children and Adolescents in Obesity Treatment.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2020Review
- Development and Validation of a Self-Determination Theory-Based Measure of Motivation to Exercise and Diet in Children.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- CHECK: A randomized trial evaluating the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of home visitation in pediatric weight loss treatment.Contemporary clinical trials · 2020Article
- Understanding engagement in a family-focused, multicomponent, childhood weight management programme delivered in the community setting.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Obesity is one of today's most diffused and severe public health problems worldwide. It affects both adults and children with critical physical, social, and psychological consequences. The aim of this review is to appraise the studies that investigated the effects of motivational interviewing techniques in treating overweight and obese children. The electronic databases PubMed and PsychINFO were searched for articles meeting inclusion criteria. The review included studies based on the application of motivational interviewing (MI) components and having the objective of changing body mass index (BMI) in overweight or obese children from age 2 to age 11. Six articles have been selected and included in this review. Three studies reported that MI had a statistically significant positive effect on BMI and on secondary obesity-related behavior outcomes. MI can be applicable in the treatment of overweight and obese children, but its efficacy cannot be proved given the lack of studies carried out on this specific sample.
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