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Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Theory- and Evidence-Based Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity
- Source :
- Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 5 (2017), Frontiers in Public Health
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is seen as a global health challenge and a priority for prevention (1). To solve such a health issue, we need full understanding of the related health behaviors (and underlying beliefs), and understanding of the biological mechanisms that cause or can prevent the issue. However, for overweight and obesity, drawing a full picture of the exact problem (and the subsequent solution) is difficult. In this paper, we describe how we used Intervention Mapping to develop a theory and evidence-based prevention program targeting overweight and obesity and how we investigated the 1-year efficacy of this program on body composition and physical activity of adolescents. A helpful tool, theoretical, and methodological lessons learned are given from our attempt to contribute to solving the obesity problem.
- Subjects :
- Evidence-based practice
BODY-COMPOSITION
Physical activity
WEIGHT-LOSS
physical activity
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
CHILDREN
Review
SELF-DETERMINATION
Overweight
Childhood obesity
Developmental psychology
03 medical and health sciences
Intervention mapping
0302 clinical medicine
motivation
Intervention (counseling)
ADOLESCENTS
medicine
Global health
Journal Article
030212 general & internal medicine
intervention mapping
Evaluation
METAANALYSIS
body composition
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
lcsh:RA1-1270
medicine.disease
overweight and obesity
Obesity
PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY
children and adolescents
FAT
Public Health
medicine.symptom
Psychology
SKINFOLD THICKNESS
DOUBLY LABELED WATER
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22962565
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....087d01c72a95b2480cd81bd0cdf4f679