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ArticleNutrients2021

Online Behavioral Screener with Tailored Obesity Prevention Messages: Application to a Pediatric Clinical Setting.

Sarah Chau, Samantha Oldman, Sharon R Smith, Carolyn A Lin, Saba Ali, Valerie B Duffy

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Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah ChauDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of CT, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.
Samantha OldmanDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of CT, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.
Sharon R SmithCT Children's Medical Center, University of CT School of Medicine, Hartford, CT 06269-1101, USA.
Carolyn A LinCommunications Department, University of CT, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.
Saba AliDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of CT, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.
Valerie B DuffyDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of CT, Storrs, CT 06269-1101, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4226-064X
University of Connecticut · USConnecticut Children's Medical Center · US

Funding

United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch project 1001056
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity prevention involves promoting healthy eating and physical activity across all children. Can we leverage technology to feasibly survey children's health behaviors and deliver theory-based and user-tailored messages for brief clinical encounters? We assessed the acceptability and utility of an online pediatric-adapted liking survey (PALS) and tailored messages among children receiving non-urgent care in a pediatric emergency department (PED). Two hundred and forty-five children (average age = 10 years, racially/ethnically diverse, 34% overweight/obese from measured indices, 25% of families reporting food insecurity) and their parents/caregivers participated. Each reported the child's activity and behaviors using the online PALS and received two to three messages tailored to the responses (aligned with elaboration likelihood and transtheoretical models) to motivate behavioral improvements or reinforce healthy behaviors. Most children and parents (>90%) agreed the PALS was easy to complete, encouraging thought about their own/child's behaviors. The child's PALS responses appeared reasonable (fair-to-good child-parent intraclass correlations). Most children and parents (≥75%) reported the tailored messages to be helpful and favorable for improving or maintaining the targeted behavior. Neither message type (motivating/reinforcing) nor favorability responses varied significantly by the child's weight or family's food security status. In summary, children and parents found the PALS with tailored messages acceptable and useful. The message types and responses could help focus brief clinical encounters.

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Pediatric ObesityAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolExerciseFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth PromotionHumansInternetMaleParentsPatient SatisfactionSurveys and QuestionnairesTelemedicinedieteHealthmessage tailoringpediatric obesity preventionphysical activity

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PMID33466705
PMCPMC7828782
OpenAlexW3119953905

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