ArticleJMIR pediatrics and parenting2021
Digital Tools to Support Family-Based Weight Management for Children: Mixed Methods Pilot and Feasibility Study.
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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.
Healthy Kids at I-PAL (Interactive Physical Activity Lab)
Healthy Kids Pilot
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- [Strategies and effects of digital interventions in overweight and obesity treatments in children and adolescents-a systematic review].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2022Pooled it
- Evaluating Telehealth Quality Outcomes of a Pediatric Weight Management Program.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2026Article
- Integrating plan-do-check-act (pdca)-based closed-loop management into lifestyle intervention for pediatric primary obesity.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- The Contextual Adaptation and Digitization of an Online Parenting Program for Displaced Families: A Pilot Study With Latiné Immigrant Parents.Family process · 2025Article
- Firearm screening and secure storage counseling among home visiting providers: a cross-sectional study of SafeCareFrontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Validation of remote assessment of preschool children's anthropometrics and motor skills.Frontiers in digital health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundFamily-based behavioral therapy is an efficacious approach to deliver weight management counseling to children and their parents. However, most families do not have access to in-person, evidence-based treatment. We previously developed and tested DRIVE (Developing Relationships that Include Values of Eating and Exercise), a home-based parent training program to maintain body weight among children at risk for obesity, with the intent to eventually disseminate it nationally alongside SafeCare, a parent support program that focuses on parent-child interactions. Currently the DRIVE program has only been tested independently of SafeCare. This study created the "mHealth DRIVE" program by further adapting DRIVE to incorporate digital and mobile health tools, including remotely delivered sessions, a wireless scale that enabled a child-tailored weight graph, and a pedometer. Telehealth delivery via mHealth platforms and other digital tools can improve program cost-effectiveness, deliver long-term care, and directly support both families and care providers.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to examine preliminary acceptability and effectiveness of the mHealth DRIVE program among children and parents who received it and among SafeCare providers who potentially could deliver it.
methodsStudy 1 was a 13-week pilot study of a remotely delivered mHealth family-based weight management program. Satisfaction surveys were administered, and height and weight were measured pre- and post-study. Study 2 was a feasibility/acceptability survey administered to SafeCare providers.
resultsParental and child satisfaction (mean of 4.9/6.0 and 3.8/5.0, respectively) were high, and children's (N=10) BMI z-scores significantly decreased (mean -0.14, SD 0.17; P=.025). Over 90% of SafeCare providers (N=74) indicated that SafeCare families would benefit from learning how to eat healthily and be more active, and 80% of providers reported that they and the families would benefit from digital tools to support child weight management.
conclusionsPediatric mHealth weight management interventions show promise for effectiveness and acceptability by families and providers.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT03297541, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03297541.
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