Pediatric Overweight/Obesity: Prevention (2021)

Pediatric Overweight/Obesity: Prevention (2021)

Author and Year:
Narzisi K and Simons J 2020
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Article Title:
Interventions that prevent or reduce obesity in children from birth to five years of age: a systematic review.
Authors:
Narzisi K, Simons J
Journal:
Journal of Child Health Care
Year of publication:
2021
Volume:
25
Issue:
2
Page numbers:
320-334
Study Design:
Risk of Bias Assessment Rating:
Critically low
Inclusion Criteria:
0-5 years; lifestyle interventions to prevent obesity; reported an intervention with (a) the main target population being children from birth up to the age of five years; (b) were designed with randomised controlled trials, cluster randomised trial, single-blind trial, double-blind trial, pre- and post-test, community based intervention with pre- and post-test measures; (c) had both baseline and post-intervention measures; (d) included at least one anthropometric outcome measure, body mass index (BMI), BMI percentile and z-score (standard deviation), waist circumference, skinfold and body fat and (e) evaluated a lifestyle intervention, which aimed at changing health through targeting two or more behaviours, such as diet, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep patterns and screen time
Exclusion Criteria:
Studies were not included if (a) they only presented lifestyle outcomes, without anthropometric measures, (b) they targeted one or more diseases linked with obesity, (c) they mainly focused on children over five years of age, (d) they were not published in English and (e) only the abstract was available to the researchers. Pilot studies that reported effective outcomes were included as they helped to examine the feasibility of a specific approach that is aimed at a larger population. They provided useful insight on processes of recruitment, retention, analysis of data and new methods or interventions.
Research Purpose:
This systematic review answers these questions: What interventions are being carried out to promote healthy weight in children under the age of five and how are effective outcomes achieved? It aims to add to existing literature by presenting a systematic review of interventions for underfives aimed at preventing or treating childhood obesity.
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Source(s) of Funding:
Please specify names of funders:
None