From trial to population: a study of a family-based community intervention for childhood overweight implemented at scale

To assess how outcomes associated with participation in a family-based weight management intervention (MEND 7-13, Mind, Exercise, Nutrition..Do it!) for childhood overweight or obesity implemented at scale in the community vary by child, family, neighbourhood and MEND programme characteristics. Inte...

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Published in:	International Journal of Obesity 2014-10, Vol.38 (10), p.1343-1349
Main Authors:	FAGG, J, CHADWICK, P, COLE, T. J, CUMMINS, S, GOLDSTEIN, H, LEWIS, H, MORRIS, S, RADLEY, D, SACHER, P, LAW, C
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Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Body Mass Index Care and treatment Child Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Community Participation Diet Domestic relations Evidence-Based Medicine Exercise Family - psychology Female General aspects Health aspects Humans Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Nutrition research Obesity Obesity in children Outcome Assessment, Health Care Pediatric Obesity - epidemiology Pediatric Obesity - prevention & control Pediatric Obesity - psychology Pediatric Original Program Evaluation Prospective Studies Public health administration Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Self Concept Self esteem Socioeconomic factors Surveys and Questionnaires United Kingdom - epidemiology Weight Loss Weight Reduction Programs
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Summary:	To assess how outcomes associated with participation in a family-based weight management intervention (MEND 7-13, Mind, Exercise, Nutrition..Do it!) for childhood overweight or obesity implemented at scale in the community vary by child, family, neighbourhood and MEND programme characteristics. Intervention evaluation using prospective service level data. Families (N=21,132) with overweight children are referred, or self-refer, to MEND. Families (participating child and one parent/carer) attend two sessions/week for 10 weeks (N=13,998; N=9563 with complete data from 1788 programmes across England). Sessions address diet and physical activity through education, skills training and motivational enhancement. MEND was shown to be effective in obese children in a randomised controlled trial (RCT). Outcomes were mean change in body mass index (BMI), age- and sex-standardised BMI (zBMI), self-esteem (Rosenberg scale) and psychological distress (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire) after the 10-week programme. Relationships between the outcome and covariates were tested in multilevel models adjusted for the outcome at baseline. After adjustment for covariates, BMI reduced by mean 0.76 kg m(-2) (s.e.=0.021, P
ISSN:	0307-0565 1476-5497