Effectiveness of mobile health interventions targeting parents to prevent and treat childhood Obesity: Systematic review
Childhood obesity is a high prevalence condition that causes a high burden of disease in adulthood. Mobile phone app are increasingly used to prevent it. We summarized the evidence on the effectiveness of mobile apps for devices used by parents to prevent and treat childhood and adolescent obesity.A...
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| author | Laura Bonvicini Ilaria Pingani Francesco Venturelli Nicoletta Patrignani Maria Chiara Bassi Serena Broccoli Francesca Ferrari Teresa Gallelli Costantino Panza Massimo Vicentini Paolo Giorgi Rossi |
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| description | Childhood obesity is a high prevalence condition that causes a high burden of disease in adulthood. Mobile phone app are increasingly used to prevent it. We summarized the evidence on the effectiveness of mobile apps for devices used by parents to prevent and treat childhood and adolescent obesity.An update of a systematic review of the literature (De Lepeleere et al., 2017) was carried out. PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, and ERIC were searched up to 2020. The included studies should target children 1–18 years, compare an app aimed at preventing or treating overweight and obesity, as stand-alone intervention or as part of a complex program, installed on parents’ mobile devices, to no intervention or an intervention without the app. Outcomes related to weight status, diet, and physical activity (PA) behaviors were considered. Nineteen studies (14 RCTs and 5 non-randomized trials) were included. The app was mainly used to record food consumption and PA, to set goals, to view progress, and send health promotion messages.One study reported a significant decrease and one a suggestive decrease in anthropometric measures in obese and overweight children, while other studies observed no effect. One study reported a significant increase in PA. Six interventions proved to be effective in changing dietary behaviors. Interventions targeting overweight and/or obese children had the most positive results. All studies reported high acceptability and feasibility of interventions. The differences between interventions and the small sample size of the studies did not allow this review to reach conclusion on effectiveness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aed456d09be14e96abc5387b9fc3449a2022-12-22T04:30:25ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552022-10-0129101940Effectiveness of mobile health interventions targeting parents to prevent and treat childhood Obesity: Systematic reviewLaura Bonvicini0Ilaria Pingani1Francesco Venturelli2Nicoletta Patrignani3Maria Chiara Bassi4Serena Broccoli5Francesca Ferrari6Teresa Gallelli7Costantino Panza8Massimo Vicentini9Paolo Giorgi Rossi10Epidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ItalyGraduated in Human Nutrition Sciences at the San Raffaele University of Rome, Rome, ItalyEpidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy; Corresponding author at: Via Amendola, 2 42122 Reggio Emilia.Epidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ItalyMedical Library, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ItalyRegional Health Authority, Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, ItalyEpidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ItalyLepida ScpA, Bologna, ItalyAzienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ItalyEpidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ItalyEpidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ItalyChildhood obesity is a high prevalence condition that causes a high burden of disease in adulthood. Mobile phone app are increasingly used to prevent it. We summarized the evidence on the effectiveness of mobile apps for devices used by parents to prevent and treat childhood and adolescent obesity.An update of a systematic review of the literature (De Lepeleere et al., 2017) was carried out. PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, and ERIC were searched up to 2020. The included studies should target children 1–18 years, compare an app aimed at preventing or treating overweight and obesity, as stand-alone intervention or as part of a complex program, installed on parents’ mobile devices, to no intervention or an intervention without the app. Outcomes related to weight status, diet, and physical activity (PA) behaviors were considered. Nineteen studies (14 RCTs and 5 non-randomized trials) were included. The app was mainly used to record food consumption and PA, to set goals, to view progress, and send health promotion messages.One study reported a significant decrease and one a suggestive decrease in anthropometric measures in obese and overweight children, while other studies observed no effect. One study reported a significant increase in PA. Six interventions proved to be effective in changing dietary behaviors. Interventions targeting overweight and/or obese children had the most positive results. All studies reported high acceptability and feasibility of interventions. The differences between interventions and the small sample size of the studies did not allow this review to reach conclusion on effectiveness.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335522002479Childhood obesity preventionMobile healthHealthy lifestyles |
| spellingShingle | Laura Bonvicini Ilaria Pingani Francesco Venturelli Nicoletta Patrignani Maria Chiara Bassi Serena Broccoli Francesca Ferrari Teresa Gallelli Costantino Panza Massimo Vicentini Paolo Giorgi Rossi Effectiveness of mobile health interventions targeting parents to prevent and treat childhood Obesity: Systematic review Preventive Medicine Reports Childhood obesity prevention Mobile health Healthy lifestyles |
| title | Effectiveness of mobile health interventions targeting parents to prevent and treat childhood Obesity: Systematic review |
| title_full | Effectiveness of mobile health interventions targeting parents to prevent and treat childhood Obesity: Systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of mobile health interventions targeting parents to prevent and treat childhood Obesity: Systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of mobile health interventions targeting parents to prevent and treat childhood Obesity: Systematic review |
| title_short | Effectiveness of mobile health interventions targeting parents to prevent and treat childhood Obesity: Systematic review |
| title_sort | effectiveness of mobile health interventions targeting parents to prevent and treat childhood obesity systematic review |
| topic | Childhood obesity prevention Mobile health Healthy lifestyles |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335522002479 |
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