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Trial reportHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2025

Mental health outcomes of a pediatric-focused obesity randomized control trial in rural communities.

Brittany Lancaster, Elana Goldenberg, Anna S Trofimoff, Yuchen Dai, Bethany Forseth, Rebecca Swinburne Romine, Kandace Fleming, Ann Davis

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Trial report in Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Brittany LancasterCenter for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition.ORCID 0000-0001-7556-743X
Elana GoldenbergSchool of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center.
Anna S TrofimoffSchool of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center.
Yuchen DaiSchool of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center.
Bethany ForsethCenter for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition.ORCID 0000-0002-4321-6034
Rebecca Swinburne RomineLifespan Institute, University of Kansas.
Kandace FlemingLifespan Institute, University of Kansas.
Ann DavisCenter for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition.ORCID 0000-0003-4859-5894

Funding

Rural Disparities in Pediatric Obesity: The iAmHealthy InterventionR01NR016255 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI DAVIS, ANN M · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
National Institutes of Health; National Institute of Nursing ResearchNINR NIH HHS R01 NR016255
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study explores the impact of iAmHealthy, a rurally focused pediatric obesity intervention, on mental health outcomes and examines how baseline mental health affects body mass index (BMI) outcomes for child-parent dyads in rural communities.

methodEighteen schools were randomly assigned to iAmHealthy or the Newsletter Control group. iAmHealthy consists of health coaching and group sessions via televideo. Child and parent height and weight, child depression, child quality of life, and parent distress were assessed at baseline, posttreatment (8 months), and follow-up (20 months) from October 2017 to December 2021. Multilevel modeling assessed treatment effects on mental health and baseline mental health on change in BMI outcomes.

resultsIn total, 148 dyads were randomized to iAmHealthy (

conclusionsParents experiencing baseline distress particularly benefited from the support of iAmHealthy, but unsustained effects at follow-up suggest that long-term support may be beneficial to these families. Future studies examining populations with heightened mental health challenges may provide deeper insights into how pediatric obesity interventions affect mental well-being within families from rural communities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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DepressionMental HealthParentsPediatric ObesityRural PopulationAdolescentAdultBody Mass IndexChildFemaleHumansMaleQuality of Life

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PMCPMC12354086

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