Mahalakshmi Ekambareshwar1,2, Swathi Ekambareshwar3, Seema Mihrshahi4,5, Li Ming Wen6,4,7, Louise A Baur6,4,8, Rachel Laws4,9, Sarah Taki4,7, Chris Rissel6,4. 1. Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. mahalakshmi.ekambareshwar@sydney.edu.au. 2. NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, Sydney, Australia. mahalakshmi.ekambareshwar@sydney.edu.au. 3. School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia. 4. NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, Sydney, Australia. 5. Department of Health Systems and Populations, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. 6. Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. 7. Health Promotion Unit, Population Health Research and Evaluation Hub, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia. 8. Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. 9. School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Increasingly, public health interventions are delivered via telephone and/or text messages. Recent systematic reviews of early childhood obesity prevention interventions have not adequately reported on the way interventions are delivered and the experiences/perceptions of stakeholders. We aimed to summarise the literature in early childhood obesity prevention interventions delivered via telephone or text messages for evidence of application of process evaluation primarily to evaluate stakeholders' acceptability of interventions. METHODS: A systematic search of major electronic databases was carried out using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes framework. Studies were included if interventions were delivered via telephone/text messages; aimed at changing caregivers' behaviours to prevent early childhood obesity; with one or more outcomes related to early obesity risk factors such as breastfeeding, solid feeding, tummy time, sleep and settling, physical activity and screen time; published from inception to May 2020. All eligible studies were independently assessed by two reviewers using the Cochrane Collaboration tool for assessing risk of bias. Qualitative studies were assessed using the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research and Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research tools. RESULTS: Twenty-four studies were eligible, and the overall risk of bias was low. Eight studies (33%) had evidence of process evaluation that examined participants' perceptions of interventions. Participants appreciated the convenience of receiving interventions via telephone or text messages. 63% of all studies in this review showed improvement in one or more behaviours related to childhood obesity prevention. Participants were likely to modify behaviours if they received information from a credible source such as from health professionals. CONCLUSION: There is limited reporting of stakeholders' experiences in early obesity prevention studies delivered by telephone or text messages. Only one-third of studies examined participants' acceptability and the potential for delivery of childhood obesity prevention interventions conveniently using this mode of delivery. Interventions delivered remotely via telephone or text messages have the potential to reach equal or a greater number of participants than those delivered via face-to-face methods. Future research should build in process evaluation alongside effectiveness measurements to provide important insight into intervention reach, acceptability and to inform scale up. TRIAL REGISTRATION: PROSPERO registration: CRD42019108658.
BACKGROUND: Increasingly, public health interventions are delivered via telephone and/or text messages. Recent systematic reviews of early childhood obesity prevention interventions have not adequately reported on the way interventions are delivered and the experiences/perceptions of stakeholders. We aimed to summarise the literature in early childhood obesity prevention interventions delivered via telephone or text messages for evidence of application of process evaluation primarily to evaluate stakeholders' acceptability of interventions. METHODS: A systematic search of major electronic databases was carried out using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes framework. Studies were included if interventions were delivered via telephone/text messages; aimed at changing caregivers' behaviours to prevent early childhood obesity; with one or more outcomes related to early obesity risk factors such as breastfeeding, solid feeding, tummy time, sleep and settling, physical activity and screen time; published from inception to May 2020. All eligible studies were independently assessed by two reviewers using the Cochrane Collaboration tool for assessing risk of bias. Qualitative studies were assessed using the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research and Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research tools. RESULTS: Twenty-four studies were eligible, and the overall risk of bias was low. Eight studies (33%) had evidence of process evaluation that examined participants' perceptions of interventions. Participants appreciated the convenience of receiving interventions via telephone or text messages. 63% of all studies in this review showed improvement in one or more behaviours related to childhood obesity prevention. Participants were likely to modify behaviours if they received information from a credible source such as from health professionals. CONCLUSION: There is limited reporting of stakeholders' experiences in early obesity prevention studies delivered by telephone or text messages. Only one-third of studies examined participants' acceptability and the potential for delivery of childhood obesity prevention interventions conveniently using this mode of delivery. Interventions delivered remotely via telephone or text messages have the potential to reach equal or a greater number of participants than those delivered via face-to-face methods. Future research should build in process evaluation alongside effectiveness measurements to provide important insight into intervention reach, acceptability and to inform scale up. TRIAL REGISTRATION: PROSPERO registration: CRD42019108658.
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Antenatal/postnatal women; Apps; Caregivers; Childhood obesity prevention; Early childhood; Process evaluation; SMS; Systematic review; Telephone; Text messages
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