Effect and process evaluation of a kindergarten-based, family-involved intervention with a randomized cluster design on sedentary behaviour in 4- to 6- year old European preschool children: The ToyBox-study.

BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study evaluated the effect and process of the ToyBox-intervention on proxy-reported sedentary behaviours in 4- to 6-year-old preschoolers from six European countries. METHODS:In total, 2434 preschoolers' parents/primary caregivers (mean age: 4.7±0.4 years, 52.2...

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Main Authors: Julie Latomme, Greet Cardon, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Violeta Iotova, Berthold Koletzko, Piotr Socha, Luis Moreno, Odysseas Androutsos, Yannis Manios, Marieke De Craemer, ToyBox-study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5381762?pdf=render