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Effectiveness and promising behavior change techniques of interventions targeting energy balance related behaviors in children from lower socioeconomic environments: A systematic review.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness and promising behavioral change techniques in interventions aimed at promoting physical activity in adolescents: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Acute effect of physical activity on academic outcomes in school-aged youth: A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2024Pooled it
- Preschool- and childcare center-based interventions to increase fruit and vegetable intake in preschool children in the United States: a systematic review of effectiveness and behavior change techniques.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Promoting children's sleep health: Intervention Mapping meets Health in All Policies.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Changes in Sedentary Time and Implicit Preference for Sedentary Behaviors in Response to a One-Month Educational Intervention in Primary School Children: Results from the Globe Trotter Pilot Cluster-Randomized Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Mapping intervention components from a randomized controlled trial to scale-up of an early life nutrition and movement intervention: The INFANT program.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Process evaluation of an intervention developed using a participatory approach targeting school-related sedentary behaviour among adolescents.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Determinants, behaviour change techniques and pedagogical approaches used in secondary school-based food and nutrition programmes: a qualitative study of the SWITCH project.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The effect of electronic health (eHealth) interventions for promoting physical activity self-efficacy in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Review
- Applying systems thinking in youth-centred participatory action research for health promotion in an underserved neighbourhood.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Digital behavioral dietary interventions to promote a healthy diet among children and adolescents: a scoping review of technologies, design, behavioral theory, and assessed outcomes.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Health behavior interventions among people with lower socio-economic position: a scoping review of behavior change techniques and effectiveness.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Role of early childhood educators' demographic characteristics and perceived work environment in implementation of a preschool health promotion intervention.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2023Article
- How to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Health Promotion Actions Developed Through Youth-Centered Participatory Action Research.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2023Article
- Technology-Based Obesity Prevention Interventions Among Hispanic Adolescents in the United States: Scoping Review.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2022Article
- [Food environment and excess weight in schoolchildren: a South American systematic reviewAmbiente alimentario y exceso de peso en la población escolar: revisión sistemática en América del Sur].Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2022Article
- Involving Children in Creating a Healthy Environment in Low Socioeconomic Position (SEP) Neighborhoods in The Netherlands: A Participatory Action Research (PAR) Project.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
This systematic review aims to summarize the evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions targeting energy balance-related behaviors in children from lower socioeconomic environments and the applied behavior change techniques. The literature search was conducted in Cochrane, Embase, Psycinfo and Pubmed. Articles had to be published between January 2000 and September 2019. Studies were included that i) targeted dietary behavior, physical activity and/or sedentary behavior; ii) had a controlled trial design; iii) included children aged 9-12 years old; iv) focused on lower socioeconomic environments; and v) took place in upper-middle or high income countries. Two independent researchers extracted data, identified behavior change techniques using the Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy v1, and performed a methodological quality assessment using the quality assessment tool of the Effective Public Health Practice Project. We included 24 studies, of which one received a high and three a moderate quality rating. Demonstration, practice and providing instructions on how to perform a behavior were the most commonly applied behavior change techniques. Seven studies reported significant beneficial intervention effects: five on physical activity, one on physical activity and sedentary behavior and one on dietary behavior. When comparing effective versus non-effective interventions, and comparing our review to previous reviews focusing on children from the general population, similar behavior change techniques were applied. More high quality research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and their behavior change techniques targeting children of low socioeconomic environments. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42016052599.
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