Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2011 Jul;36(6):687-95.
doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr011. Epub 2011 Mar 3.

Treating rural pediatric obesity through telemedicine: baseline data from a randomized controlled trial

Katherine Steiger Gallagher  1 , Ann McGrath Davis, Brett Malone, Yasuko Landrum, William Black
Affiliations
Randomized Controlled Trial

Treating rural pediatric obesity through telemedicine: baseline data from a randomized controlled trial

Katherine Steiger Gallagher et al. J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Objective: To describe baseline characteristics of participants in a pediatric obesity intervention tailored specifically to rural families delivered via telemedicine.

Methods: Randomized-control trial comparing a family-based behavioral intervention to a usual care condition. Participants Fifty-eight first through fifth graders and their parents from the rural Midwest. Measures Demographic, body mass index (BMI), Actigraph activity monitor information, 24-h dietary recalls, Child Behavior Checklist, Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale.

Results: Child mean BMI was in the 94th percentile for weight. Average daily dietary intake exceeded 2,000 kcal and children consumed over eight servings of high-calorie, low-nutrient-dense foods. Children are engaged in approximately 65 min of moderate, 12 min of vigorous and over 300 min of sedentary physical activity daily.

Conclusions: Baseline data suggest children in rural areas may engage in adequate physical activity but eat many daily servings of energy-dense foods. Rural families may benefit from a comprehensive, rurally tailored obesity-related health behavior intervention.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
CONSORT Table.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Achenbach T M. Manual for the Child Behavior Checklist/4–18 and 1991 Profile. 1991. University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry, Burlington (VT)
    1. American Heart Association. Dietary Recommendations for Children. 2010. Retrieved from: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3033999.
    1. Babbit R L, Hoch T A, Coe D A, Cataldo M F, Kelly K J, Stackhouse C, Perman J A. Behavioral assessment and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 1994;15:278–291. - PubMed
    1. Baker J L, Olsen L W, Sørensen T I. Childhood body mass index and the risk of coronary heart disease in adulthood. New England Journal of Medicine. 2007;357:2329–2337. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Birch L L, Fisher J O. Development of eating behaviors among children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 1998;101:539–549. - PubMed

Publication types