Effects of a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention on Parental Stress.
Child Obes
; 18(3): 160-167, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1806218
ABSTRACT
Background:
Few studies have examined the associations of pediatric weight management interventions (PWMIs) with reduction in parental stress. We sought to examine the extent to which a PWMI reduces parental stress and whether changes in parental healthful feeding practices and support for physical activity are associated with reduction in parental stress.Methods:
We analyzed data from the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight randomized controlled trial (RCT). Parental stress change over 12 months was analyzed using a multivariate mixed linear model. We then examined associations of changes in healthful feeding practices and support for physical activity over 12 months with changes in stress using a multivariate linear model.Results:
In multivariate-adjusted models, participation in a PWMI was associated with decrease in parental stress at 12 months, with a mean difference (MD) of -0.24 U [95% confidence interval (CI) -0.45, -0.04]. Increases in scores for exercising regularly [MD = -0.27 (95% CI -0.52, -0.03)] and keeping healthy food at home [MD = -0.38 (95% CI -0.66, -0.10)] were associated with decrease in stress.Conclusions:
Participation in a PWMI was associated with decrease in parental stress. Encouraging parents of children with overweight and obesity to keep healthy food in the house and exercise regularly may represent important strategies to improve parental stress. PWMI effectiveness studies should consider parental stress as an outcome while addressing social determinants of health that may influence parental stress. Clinical Trial Registration Number NCT03012126.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pediatric Obesity
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Child Obes
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chi.2021.0146
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