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Clinical Trial
. 2004 Sep;94(9):1490-5.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.9.1490.

Feasibility and benefits of a parent-focused preschool child obesity intervention

Elizabeth McGarvey  1 , Adrienne Keller, Mena Forrester, Erin Williams, Donna Seward, David E Suttle
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Clinical Trial

Feasibility and benefits of a parent-focused preschool child obesity intervention

Elizabeth McGarvey et al. Am J Public Health. 2004 Sep.

Abstract

Objectives: This field study tested the feasibility and benefits of a program to promote 6 targeted parental behaviors to prevent obesity in children served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Methods: Two WIC sites participated in a nonrandomized, controlled 1-year prospective study to assess parents' self-reported behavior changes.

Results: Statistical analyses of preintervention and postintervention assessments of parental behavior demonstrated significant changes in 2 behaviors: frequency of offering the child water and frequency of engaging in active play with the child. In both cases, the intervention proved effective in increasing the desired behavior.

Conclusions: The findings demonstrate the feasibility of changing parental behaviors through multidimensional education in a WIC clinic setting.

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