• Intervention
    How does treatment of childhood obesity in children ages 6-12 by interventions with parents and children together compare to interventions with parents and children separate?
    • Conclusion

      There was no research meeting the inclusion criteria comparing interventions that included both parent and child (together) vs. interventions that included both parent and child (separate) for children ages six to 12.

      Thus, there is insufficient evidence to determine which treatment format is more effective with this age group.

    • Grade: V
      • Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
      • Grade II is Fair;
      • Grade III is Limited/Weak;
      • Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
      • Grade V is Not Assignable.
      • High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
      • Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
      • Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
      • Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
      • Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.
    How does treatment of childhood obesity in children ages 2-5 by interventions with parents and children together compare to interventions with parents and children separate?
    • Conclusion

      There was no research meeting the inclusion criteria comparing interventions that included both parent and child (together) vs. interventions that included both parent and child (separate) for children ages two to five.

      Effectiveness aside, weight loss (in contrast to weight maintenance) in this population may be appropriate only under certain circumstances. However, these circumstances have not been identified in the research.

    • Grade: V
      • Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
      • Grade II is Fair;
      • Grade III is Limited/Weak;
      • Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
      • Grade V is Not Assignable.
      • High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
      • Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
      • Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
      • Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
      • Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.
    How does treatment of adolescent obesity by interventions with parents and adolescents together compare to interventions with parents and adolescents separate?
    • Conclusion

      There is not enough research to be able to determine whether treating adolescent obesity by treating parents and adolescents together may be better or worse than treating them separately. It is possible that neither treatment format is preferable to a format that includes parents and adolescents together for some aspects of treatment, while keeping them separate for other aspects of treatment.

    • Grade: V
      • Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
      • Grade II is Fair;
      • Grade III is Limited/Weak;
      • Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
      • Grade V is Not Assignable.
      • High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
      • Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
      • Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
      • Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
      • Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.