OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of a family-based behavioral group intervention (Positively Fit; PF) for pediatric obesity relative to a brief family intervention (BFI) in a sample of treatment-seeking children and adolescents. METHODS:Families (n = 93) were randomized to treatment condition. Assessments were conducted at pre- and posttreatment and at 12-month follow-up. Outcome indices included standardized body mass index (BMI) and quality of life (QOL). RESULTS: Results indicated a significant reduction in zBMI at posttreatment and follow-up across both conditions. At follow-up, BFI and PF participants evidenced average reductions of .12 and .19 zBMI units, respectively. Children demonstrated better outcomes than adolescents across both conditions. Results indicated clinically significant improvements in parent-reported QOL at postintervention and in self-reported QOL at follow-up for PF participants. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest the effectiveness of family-based interventions for pediatric obesity in clinical settings among younger children. Neither intervention was effective in terms of reducing zBMI among adolescents.
RCT Entities:
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of a family-based behavioral group intervention (Positively Fit; PF) for pediatric obesity relative to a brief family intervention (BFI) in a sample of treatment-seeking children and adolescents. METHODS: Families (n = 93) were randomized to treatment condition. Assessments were conducted at pre- and posttreatment and at 12-month follow-up. Outcome indices included standardized body mass index (BMI) and quality of life (QOL). RESULTS: Results indicated a significant reduction in zBMI at posttreatment and follow-up across both conditions. At follow-up, BFI and PF participants evidenced average reductions of .12 and .19 zBMI units, respectively. Children demonstrated better outcomes than adolescents across both conditions. Results indicated clinically significant improvements in parent-reported QOL at postintervention and in self-reported QOL at follow-up for PF participants. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest the effectiveness of family-based interventions for pediatric obesity in clinical settings among younger children. Neither intervention was effective in terms of reducing zBMI among adolescents.
Authors: Ronette L Kolotkin; Meg Zeller; Avani C Modi; Gregory P Samsa; Nicole Polanichka Quinlan; Jack A Yanovski; Stephen K Bell; David M Maahs; Daniela Gonzales de Serna; Helmut R Roehrig Journal: Obesity (Silver Spring) Date: 2006-03 Impact factor: 5.002
Authors: Craig A Johnston; Chermaine Tyler; Brian K McFarlin; Walker S C Poston; C Keith Haddock; Rebecca Reeves; John P Foreyt Journal: Pediatrics Date: 2007-12 Impact factor: 7.124
Authors: Ahna L H Pai; Anna Maria Patiño-Fernández; Mary McSherry; David Beele; Melissa A Alderfer; Anne T Reilly; Wei-Ting Hwang; Anne E Kazak Journal: J Pediatr Psychol Date: 2007-07-03
Authors: Dean W Beebe; Stacey Simon; Suzanne Summer; Stephanie Hemmer; Daniel Strotman; Lawrence M Dolan Journal: Sleep Date: 2013-06-01 Impact factor: 5.849
Authors: Robert I Berkowitz; Margaret R Rukstalis; Chanelle T Bishop-Gilyard; Reneé H Moore; Christine A Gehrman; Melissa S Xanthopoulos; William J Cochran; Delroy Louden; Thomas A Wadden Journal: J Pediatr Psychol Date: 2013-06-08
Authors: Samareh G Hill; Thao-Ly T Phan; George A Datto; Jobayer Hossain; Lloyd N Werk; Diane Abatemarco Journal: J Child Health Care Date: 2018-05-23 Impact factor: 1.979
Authors: Kelly A M Ligthart; Winifred D Paulis; Dewi Djasmo; Bart W Koes; Marienke van Middelkoop Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2014-12-05 Impact factor: 4.147
Authors: Megan R Winkler; Elizabeth D Moore; Gary G Bennett; Sarah C Armstrong; Debra H Brandon Journal: Matern Child Nutr Date: 2017-01-17 Impact factor: 3.092
Authors: Stacey L Simon; Cecilia Diniz Behn; Melanie Cree-Green; Jill L Kaar; Laura Pyle; Stephen M M Hawkins; Haseeb Rahat; Yesenia Garcia-Reyes; Kenneth P Wright; Kristen J Nadeau Journal: J Pediatr Date: 2018-11-26 Impact factor: 4.406
Authors: William T Dalton; Karen E Schetzina; Matthew T McBee; Laura Maphis; Hazel Fulton-Robinson; Ai-Leng Ho; Fred Tudiver; Tiejian Wu Journal: Child Obes Date: 2013-10-23 Impact factor: 2.992