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Talens C, da Quinta N, Adebayo FA, Erkkola M, Heikkilä M, Bargiel-Matusiewicz K, Ziółkowska N, Rioja P, Łyś AE, Santa Cruz E, Meinilä J. Mobile- and Web-Based Interventions for Promoting Healthy Diets, Preventing Obesity, and Improving Health Behaviors in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Med Internet Res 2025; 27:e60602. [PMID: 40392587 DOI: 10.2196/60602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2024] [Revised: 10/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2025] [Indexed: 05/22/2025] Open
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BACKGROUND Childhood and adolescent obesity is a growing global health issue linked to noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Digital health technologies, including mobile apps and web-based programs, offer scalable tools to improve health behaviors, but their effectiveness in young populations remains unclear. OBJECTIVE This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mobile and web-based digital interventions in promoting healthy diets, reducing obesity risk, increasing physical activity, and improving nutrition-related knowledge and attitudes among children and adolescents. METHODS A systematic search was conducted across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases, along with hand-searching reference lists of key systematic reviews. The search encompassed records published up to September 30, 2024. Eligible studies were randomized controlled trials targeting dietary intake, anthropometric measurements, physical activity, or nutrition-related attitudes and knowledge among participants aged ≤18 years. Screening, full-text eligibility assessment, and data extraction were done partly in duplicate (20%; κ=0.86 for title or abstract screening, κ=0.71 for full-text eligibility assessment, and κ=0.78 data extraction). Risk of bias was evaluated using the Cochrane Risk-of-Bias tool (κ=0.71 for interrater reliability of 20% duplicate evaluation). Data were synthesized narratively. RESULTS From 300 records screened, a total of 37 articles (34 studies) were included. Interventions included games, (in 21/34 studies, 62%), mobile apps, web-based programs, and other digital tools. Among the 34 included studies, 23 (68%) studies reported positive outcomes for at least 1 measured variable. Fruit intake improved in 17 of 34 studies (50%) assessing fruit intake, while 7 of 34 studies (21%) targeting sugar-sweetened beverage consumption showed reductions. Improvements in nutrition knowledge were reported in 23 of 34 (68%) studies, but changes in anthropometric measures and physical activity outcomes showed no effect. Risk of bias was low for random sequence generation but high or unclear in other domains for many studies. CONCLUSIONS Mobile- and web-based interventions, particularly game-based tools, show promise for promoting healthy dietary behaviors and increasing nutrition knowledge in children and adolescents. However, the evidence for long-term sustainability and impact on anthropometric and physical activity outcomes remains limited. Future research should focus on understanding which digital features drive effectiveness, extending follow-up periods, and exploring the role of family involvement in interventions. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42023423512; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=423512.
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- Clara Talens
- AZTI, Food Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain
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- AZTI, Food Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- AZTI, Food Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain
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- Faculty of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznań, Poland
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- AZTI, Food Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Lian H, Øverby NC, Vik FN, Medin AC, Osorio NG, Helle C, Bjørkkjær T, Love P, Rutter H, Barker ME, Hillesund ER, Helland SH. Implementation strategies: lessons learned during an e-learning intervention to improve dietary behaviors and feeding practices in early childhood education and care. BMC Nutr 2025; 11:7. [PMID: 39806465 PMCID: PMC11726949 DOI: 10.1186/s40795-024-00990-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2024] [Accepted: 12/30/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2025] Open
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BACKGROUND Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centers play an important role in fostering healthy dietary habits. The Nutrition Now project focusing on improving dietary habits during the first 1000 days of life. Central to the project is the implementation of an e-learning resource aimed at promoting feeding practices among staff and healthy dietary behaviours for children aged 0-3 years in ECEC. Implementing new interventions often presents challenges. This study explores ECEC staff views and experiences with selected strategies for implementing an e-learning resource in ECEC centers in a municipality in Southern Norway. METHODS The study is a part of the Nutrition Now study, a hybrid type 1 non-randomized controlled trial. The implementation process followed the Dynamic Integrated Evaluation Model (DIEM). Implementation strategies were selected from the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) project and included identify and prepare champions, conduct educational meetings, distribute educational materials, create a learning collaborative, and remind clinicians. ECEC teachers from participating ECEC centers in the intervention municipality were recruited as champions. Brief (5-7 min minutes), semi-structured phone interviews, covering key points, were conducted with the champions 8 times, evenly distributed over six months. The interviews were analysed using qualitative thematic analysis. RESULTS In total, 29 of the invited ECEC centers (53%) participated, and 260 brief interviews (88%) were conducted with champions (n = 37). An evaluation of the feedback from the champions suggests that the five selected implementation strategies were acceptable. Five main themes were developed by qualitative analysis: 1) Being a champion resembles what I already do. 2) Educational meetings are fine but take time. I prefer when peers share experiences. 3) Newsletters were helpful and reminded me, but I do not always have enough time to read. 4) Evaluations have increased my awareness, and we do them informally and formally. 5) The regular phone calls reminded me I could receive support and express my opinion. CONCLUSION This study's findings suggest that several implementation strategies are acceptable for stakeholders in an ECEC e-learning healthy eating intervention. However, time constraints among champions may hinder deep engagement. These results provide valuable insights into how the selected implementation strategies may function in practice and how they are perceived and experienced by the ECECs staff. TRIAL REGISTRATION Trial registration on June 6, 2022: ISRCTN10694967 .
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- Henrik Lian
- Centre for Lifecourse Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, Kristiansand, 4604, Norway.
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- Centre for Lifecourse Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, Kristiansand, 4604, Norway
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- Centre for Lifecourse Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, Kristiansand, 4604, Norway
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- Centre for Lifecourse Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, Kristiansand, 4604, Norway
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- Centre for Lifecourse Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, Kristiansand, 4604, Norway
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- Centre for Lifecourse Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, Kristiansand, 4604, Norway
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- Centre for Lifecourse Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, Kristiansand, 4604, Norway
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- Insitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Lifecourse Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, Kristiansand, 4604, Norway
- Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Centre for Lifecourse Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, Kristiansand, 4604, Norway
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Lifecourse Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, Kristiansand, 4604, Norway
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- Centre for Lifecourse Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Postbox 422, Kristiansand, 4604, Norway
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Osorio NG, Vik FN, Helle C, Hillesund ER, Øverby NC, Helland SH, Love P, Barker ME, van Daele W, Abel MH, Rutter H, Bjørkkjær T, Gebremariam MK, Lian H, Medin AC. Implementing an early-life nutrition intervention through primary healthcare: staff perspectives. BMC Health Serv Res 2024; 24:1106. [PMID: 39304886 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11582-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 09/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Nutrition interventions targeting early childhood can be cost-effective and may provide lifelong, intergenerational benefits. From October 2022 to April 2023 the Nutrition Now (NN) e-learning resource was implemented within Early Childhood Education and Care centres and the Maternal and Child Healthcare Centre (MCHC) in a southern Norwegian municipality. As part of the NN project, the present study aims to explore the MCHC staff's experiences with implementing the NN resource, to gain insights into measures important to scale up digital early-life nutrition interventions. METHODS Three group interviews were conducted among public health nurses and midwives alongside one individual interview with the department leader of a MCHC in May 2023. An inductive thematic analysis, as described by Braun and Clarke, was conducted to generate the key themes and subthemes regarding the implementation process of NN within the MCHC. RESULTS Three main themes were generated: [1] Important resource but not always utilized; [2] Parents are interested but had issues with access; and [3] Staff and stakeholder buy-in and commitment needed from the start. Overall, the staff viewed the NN resource as a potential tool for promoting diet-related topics and believed it could support the guidance they were already providing parents. However, few staff members fully familiarized themselves with the resource. While staff perceived parents as positive when informed about NN, they believed issues such as access challenges, competing platforms, and time constraints reduced parental engagement. Lastly, staff suggested improvements for NN's implementation, including enhanced training, better planning, assigning champions, and lowering the threshold for access. CONCLUSION The findings of this study suggest that the real-world implementation of digital evidence-based health behaviour interventions is feasible but would be enhanced by employing strategies focusing on engagement and utilization. TRIAL REGISTRATION The main study is registered in the ISRCTN registry with ID ISRCTN10694967, https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN10694967 . (Registration date: 19-06-2022).
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- Natalie Garzon Osorio
- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Centre for Evaluation of Public Health Measures, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
- Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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Helle C, Hillesund ER, Øverby NC. Exploring Public Health Nurses' Thoughts, Needs and Expectations for the Development and Usability of an Online Parenting Resource on Early Nutrition Delivered through Primary Care: A Qualitative Study. Nutrients 2024; 16:2861. [PMID: 39275177 PMCID: PMC11397169 DOI: 10.3390/nu16172861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2024] [Revised: 08/08/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024] Open
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Public health nurses (PHNs) constitute an important source of nutritional knowledge for parents during the child's first 1000 days of life, but parents also seek advice from various online sources. Access to timely digital interventions may facilitate healthful eating habits later in life. In the Nutrition Now project, we wanted to combine previously evaluated digital interventions on early nutrition and implement the integrated intervention at municipality level. We prospectively explored PHNs' thoughts, needs and expectations regarding the development and usability of such a digital resource. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six PHNs, and data was subjected to thematic analysis. Four main themes were identified: (1) an online resource on nutrition may be a useful tool; (2) the content should attract interest and be broad in scope; (3) it must be easy to apply and adapted to different users; and (4) participating in a development process should seem meaningful. Our findings highlight the need for easily accessible, quality-assured online information to underpin the guidance provided by PHNs. The study further sheds light on prerequisites considered by PHNs to be crucial for parents to engage in a digital resource, as well as their perspectives on how it best may be communicated and used.
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- Christine Helle
- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway
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Starnberg J, Renström L. Scoping review showed that obesity prevention in Nordic countries had limited effects on children from birth to 7 years of age. Acta Paediatr 2024; 113:912-922. [PMID: 37988200 DOI: 10.1111/apa.17043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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AIM The aim of this scoping review was to map and summarise clinical trials that attempted to prevent obesity in children from birth to 7 years of age in any of the Nordic countries. METHODS PubMed, CINAHL Plus and clinicaltrials.gov were searched for peer-reviewed papers and registered trials published in English or Swedish. The overall search period was from 1 January 2002 to 13 December 2022. We included randomised and non-randomised trials initiated from birth to 7 years of age that aimed to prevent obesity in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. RESULTS The search resulted in 414 papers and 14 were included. Despite having diverse settings and designs, none of them reported consistently favourable results for anthropometric outcomes, apart from beneficial trends in subgroups with a high body mass index at baseline. Most studies reported temporarily improved dietary patterns. CONCLUSION There is a gap in the current research about how to best prevent obesity in children. We suggest that researchers should focus on risk groups and that interventions that last a number of years are needed.
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- Josefine Starnberg
- Centre for Research and Development, Region Gävleborg, Gävle, Sweden
- Centre for Clinical Research, Region Gävleborg and Uppsala University, Gävle, Sweden
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- Centre for Research and Development, Region Gävleborg, Gävle, Sweden
- Centre for Clinical Research, Region Gävleborg and Uppsala University, Gävle, Sweden
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Medin AC, Vik FN, Helle C, Helland SH, Wills AK, Osorio NG, Lian H, Ersfjord TI, Van Daele W, Bjørkkjær T, Valen EN, Gebremariam MK, Grasaas E, Kiland C, von Thiele Schwarz U, Abel MH, Love P, Campbell K, Rutter H, Barker ME, Hillesund ER, Øverby NC. Scaling up evidence-based digital early life nutrition interventions in a county setting: an implementation trial - protocol for Phase 2 of the Nutrition Now project. Front Public Health 2024; 11:1326787. [PMID: 38264256 PMCID: PMC10803599 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1326787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Background Few effective health interventions transition from smaller efficacy or effectiveness studies to real-world implementation at scale, representing a gap between evidence and practice. Recognising this, we have developed Nutrition Now - a tailored digital resource building on four efficacious dietary interventions, aiming to improve nutrition in the important first 1,000 days of life. Nutrition Now targets and guides expectant parents and parents of 0-2 year olds, serves as a reliable source of evidence-based information for midwives and public health nurses at maternal and child healthcare (MCH) centres, and offers pedagogical tools for early childhood education and care (ECEC) staff. The aim of this study is to implement Nutrition Now at scale and evaluate the impact of different sets of multifaceted implementation strategies on implementation outcomes. Methods A quasi-experimental design with three study arms will be used, providing either low, medium or high implementation support, when rolled out in 50 municipalities in 2 counties in Norway. Nutrition Now will be implemented in MCH and ECEC settings and made available to expectant parents and parents of 0-2 year olds through social media and MCH. The implementation support builds on strategies described in the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) implementation framework and is informed by dialogues with stakeholders. Impact of the different degree of implementation support will be assessed by examining reach, adoption, fidelity, and sustainability using usage data generated from the Nutrition Now resource, publicly available municipal data and qualitative interviews with MCH and ECEC staff. Discussion Nutrition Now Phase 2 will break new ground by scaling up successively delivered and complementary dietary interventions in the first 1,000 days of life in a real-life context. The project also seeks to identify what level of implementation support is most effective when implementing digital, scalable, evidence-based early-life nutrition interventions in community settings. The project will inform implementation research and provide knowledge about effective implementation strategies to be used in a national scale-up of Nutrition Now. Trial registration The study is registered prospectively (submitted 14/06/2022, registration date: 19/06/2022) in the International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number registry (ISRCTN): reg. Number: ISRCTN10694967, https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN10694967.
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- Anine Christine Medin
- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Political Science and Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden
- Procome, Medical Management Centre, LIME, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Evaluation of Public Health Measures, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
- Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, Kristiansand, Norway
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Zhou P, Li Y, Lau PWC, Yan L, Song H, Shi TL. Effectiveness of parent-based electronic health ( eHealth) intervention on physical activity, dietary behaviors, and sleep in preschoolers: A systematic review. J Exerc Sci Fit 2024; 22:1-13. [PMID: 38021206 PMCID: PMC10663681 DOI: 10.1016/j.jesf.2023.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background The lifestyles of preschoolers have become physically inactive and sedentary, their eating habits unhealthy, and their sleep routines increasingly disturbed. Parental involvement appears crucial to combat the unhealthy lifestyle of preschoolers. Because of the recognized barriers to traditional face-to-face interventions, easy access and lower costs make electronic health (eHealth) interventions appealing. However, whether parent-based eHealth intervention may be harnessed to improve the aforementioned lifestyle behaviors of preschoolers is currently unclear, a gap that this systematic review intends to address. This study aims to systematically review the current literature concerning the effectiveness of parent-based eHealth intervention on the physical activity, dietary behaviors, and sleep of preschoolers. Method This systematic review conforms to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis statement. Six databases (EMBASE, PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, and PsycINFO) were retrieved for the period from January 2000 to December 2022. Studies were eligible if 1 they were quantitative study design; 2 eHealth interventions in which parents were the change agents targeted children aged 3-6 years; 3 interventions examined the effectiveness of eHealth or incorporated eHealth as one of the intervention modalities; 4 at least one variable included in either primary or secondary outcome had to concentrate on the physical activity, diet, and sleep of preschoolers; 5 publication type was limited to the English language and peer-reviewed journal articles; 6 study settings were confined to family- or parent-based ones. The risk of bias was assessed, based upon Version 2 of the Cochrane risk-of-tool for randomized trials (RoB2). Results Twelve studies were screened. No significant group-by-time improvement in physical activity was found in studies related to physical activity outcomes. Two studies reported a significant difference between groups concerning motor ability, with one study indicating improved object control with the other reporting improvement in both object control and locomotor skills. Of the studies related to dietary behavior outcomes, six studies reported a significant difference at the posttest compared to the control group, in terms of vegetable and fruit intake, sugar-sweetened drinks, reduced candy consumption, and improved non-core food. Three studies reported a significant difference between groups in sleep duration at the end of the posttest, with the result of one study limited to preference-only participants. None of the reviewed studies found a significant difference between groups for sleep problems. Conclusion Parent-based eHealth interventions were not significantly effective in improving physical activity and reducing sleep problems in preschoolers, but the majority of studies have found that this type of intervention significantly improves the dietary behaviors and sleep duration of preschoolers. High-quality, robustly designed studies to balance the intervention dosage and sequence are needed to investigate the effectiveness of parent-based eHealth intervention on physical activity, dietary behaviors, and sleep in preschoolers, particularly those raised in other cultural background, which may significantly impact their lifestyle. Trial registration International Prospective Register of Systematic Review (PROSPERO): CRD42023418861.
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- Peng Zhou
- Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Physical Education, Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Physical Education, China Women's University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China
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Paulsen MM, Myhre JB, Totland TH, Andersen LF. Discretionary foods and drinks in Norwegian children and adolescents' diet: data from the national dietary survey Ungkost 3. Public Health Nutr 2023; 26:2629-2640. [PMID: 37721223 PMCID: PMC10755417 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980023001982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify the amount of discretionary foods and drinks consumed by Norwegian children and adolescents, describe how such products contribute to the intake of total energy and nutrients, and study the distribution in intake of discretionary foods and drinks across different meals. Secondly, the aim was to explore factors associated with those children and adolescents having the highest consumption of discretionary foods and drinks. DESIGN Secondary analysis of data from a national survey of dietary intake among Norwegian children and adolescents. SETTING Schools in fifty randomly selected municipalities in Norway. PARTICIPANTS The study population included 636 pupils in 4th grade (9-11 years) and 687 pupils in 8th grade (12-14 years). RESULTS Discretionary foods and drinks contributed to about 20 % of the children and adolescents' total energy intake. These products contributed to about two-thirds of the participants' intake of added sugar, and limited amounts of dietary fibre, vitamins and minerals. The quartile which had the lowest proportion of their energy intake from discretionary foods and drinks seemed to have a higher intake of whole grains, and fish and seafood. CONCLUSIONS Almost all 4th and 8th graders in Norway consumed discretionary foods and drinks, and these products contributed to a substantial proportion of the total energy intake and limited amounts of nutrients. Those children and adolescents consuming the least discretionary foods and drinks had a higher intake of whole grains, fish and seafood, indicating healthier and more sustainable food habits.
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- Mari Mohn Paulsen
- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Post Box 1110 Blindern, Oslo, 0317, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Post Box 1110 Blindern, Oslo, 0317, Norway
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- Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, 0213, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Post Box 1110 Blindern, Oslo, 0317, Norway
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Blakeslee SB, Vieler K, Horak I, Stritter W, Seifert G. Planting Seeds for the Future: Scoping Review of Child Health Promotion Apps for Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2023; 11:e39929. [PMID: 37471125 PMCID: PMC10401193 DOI: 10.2196/39929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Increasingly, parents use child health promotion apps to find health information. An overview of child health promotion apps for parents currently does not exist. The scope of child health topics addressed by parent apps is thus needed, including how they are evaluated. OBJECTIVE This scoping review aims to describe existing reported mobile health (mHealth) parent apps of middle- to high-income countries that promote child health. The focus centers on apps developed in the last 5 years, showing how the reported apps are evaluated, and listing reported outcomes found. METHODS A scoping review was conducted according to PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews) guidelines to identify parent apps or web-based programs on child health promotion published between January 2016 and June 2021 in 5 databases: PubMed, ERIC, IEEE Xplore, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Separate sources were sought through an expert network. Included studies were summarized and analyzed through a systematic and descriptive content analysis, including keywords, year of publication, country of origin, aims/purpose, study population/sample size, intervention type, methodology/method(s), broad topic(s), evaluation, and study outcomes. RESULTS In total, 39 studies met the inclusion criteria from 1040 database and 60 expert-identified studies. Keywords reflected the health topics and app foci. About 64% (25/39) of included studies were published after 2019 and most stemmed from the United States, Australian, and European-based research. Studies aimed to review or evaluate apps or conducted app-based study interventions. The number of participants ranged from 7 to 1200. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. Interventions included 28 primary studies, 6 app feasibility studies, and 5 app or literature reviews. Eight separate topics were found: parental feeding and nutrition, physical activity, maternal-child health, parent-child health, healthy environment, dental health, mental health, and sleep. Study intervention evaluations cited behavior change theories in 26 studies and evaluations were carried out with a variety of topic-specific, adapted, self-developed, or validated questionnaires and evaluation tools. To evaluate apps, user input and qualitative evaluations were often combined with surveys and frequently rated with the Mobile App Rating Scale. Outcomes reported some positive effects, while several intervention studies saw no effect at all. Effectively evaluating changes in behavior through apps, recruiting target groups, and retaining app engagement were challenges cited. CONCLUSIONS New parents are a key target group for child health apps, but evaluating child health promotion apps remains a challenge. Whether tailored to parent needs or adapted to the specific topic, apps should be rooted in a transparent theoretical groundwork. Applicable lessons for parent apps from existing research are to tailor app content, include intuitive and adaptive features, and embed well-founded parameters for long-term effect evaluation on child health promotion.
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- Sarah B Blakeslee
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Oncology and Hematology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Oncology and Hematology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Digital Health Entrepreneur, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Oncology and Hematology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Oncology and Hematology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Bonvicini L, Pingani I, Venturelli F, Patrignani N, Bassi MC, Broccoli S, Ferrari F, Gallelli T, Panza C, Vicentini M, Giorgi Rossi P. Effectiveness of mobile health interventions targeting parents to prevent and treat childhood Obesity: Systematic review. Prev Med Rep 2022; 29:101940. [PMID: 36161123 PMCID: PMC9501985 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Childhood obesity is a high prevalence condition that causes a high burden of disease in adulthood. Mobile phone app are increasingly used to prevent it. We summarized the evidence on the effectiveness of mobile apps for devices used by parents to prevent and treat childhood and adolescent obesity. An update of a systematic review of the literature (De Lepeleere et al., 2017) was carried out. PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, and ERIC were searched up to 2020. The included studies should target children 1-18 years, compare an app aimed at preventing or treating overweight and obesity, as stand-alone intervention or as part of a complex program, installed on parents' mobile devices, to no intervention or an intervention without the app. Outcomes related to weight status, diet, and physical activity (PA) behaviors were considered. Nineteen studies (14 RCTs and 5 non-randomized trials) were included. The app was mainly used to record food consumption and PA, to set goals, to view progress, and send health promotion messages. One study reported a significant decrease and one a suggestive decrease in anthropometric measures in obese and overweight children, while other studies observed no effect. One study reported a significant increase in PA. Six interventions proved to be effective in changing dietary behaviors. Interventions targeting overweight and/or obese children had the most positive results. All studies reported high acceptability and feasibility of interventions. The differences between interventions and the small sample size of the studies did not allow this review to reach conclusion on effectiveness.
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- Laura Bonvicini
- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Graduated in Human Nutrition Sciences at the San Raffaele University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Medical Library, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Evaluation of Parental Acceptability and Use of Intervention Components to Reduce Pre-School Children's Intake of Sugar-Rich Food and Drinks. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19137967. [PMID: 35805623 PMCID: PMC9266277 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Knowledge is needed about effective tools that reach public health objectives focused on reducing the intake of sugar-rich foods and drinks. The purpose of this study was to assess the parental acceptability, use and motivational potential of intervention components developed in the randomized family-based trial ‘Are you too sweet?’ aimed at reducing the intake of sugar-rich foods and drinks among children (5–7 y). Intervention components included guidance on sugar-rich foods and drinks at a school health nurse consultation, a box with home-use materials and a digital platform. The methods used were a questionnaire among intervention families (n = 83) and semi-structured interviews with parents in selected intervention families (n = 24). Results showed the good acceptability and usefulness of the components, with reported frequencies of use of materials ranging from 48% to 94% and a high satisfaction rate with the school health nurse consultation. Personalized feedback and guidance from the school health nurse seemed to be a motivational trigger, and components that were compatible with existing practices were most frequently used. However, the components were not considered engaging by all families. Overall, intervention components were well received and hold the potential for enhancing parental knowledge and parenting practices regarding limiting the intake of sugar-rich foods and drinks.
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Pearson N, Finch M, Sutherland R, Kingsland M, Wolfenden L, Wedesweiler T, Herrmann V, Yoong SL. An mHealth Intervention to Reduce the Packing of Discretionary Foods in Children's Lunch Boxes in Early Childhood Education and Care Services: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res 2022; 24:e27760. [PMID: 35297768 PMCID: PMC8972115 DOI: 10.2196/27760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Interventions in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services have the potential to improve children’s diet at the population level. Objective This study aims to test the efficacy of a mobile health intervention in ECEC services to reduce parent packing of foods high in saturated fat, sugar, and sodium (discretionary foods) in children’s (aged 3-6 years) lunch boxes. Methods A cluster randomized controlled trial was undertaken with 355 parent and child dyads recruited by phone and in person from 17 ECEC services (8 [47%] intervention and 9 [53%] control services). Parents in the intervention group received a 10-week fully automated program targeting barriers to packing healthy lunch boxes delivered via an existing service communication app. The program included weekly push notifications, within-app messages, and links to further resources, including websites and videos. The control group did not receive any intervention. The primary outcomes were kilojoules from discretionary foods and associated nutrients (saturated fat, free sugars, and sodium) packed in children’s lunch boxes. Secondary outcomes included consumption of kilojoules from discretionary foods and related nutrients and the packing and consumption of serves of discretionary foods and core food groups. Photography and weights of foods in children’s lunch boxes were recorded by trained researchers before and after the trial to assess primary and secondary outcomes. Outcome assessors were blinded to service allocation. Feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability were assessed via an ECEC service manager survey and a parent web-based survey. Use of the app was assessed via app analytics. Results Data on packed lunch box contents were collected for 88.8% (355/400) of consenting children at baseline and 84.3% (337/400) of children after the intervention. There was no significant difference between groups in kilojoule from discretionary foods packed (77.84 kJ, 95% CI −163.49 to 319.18; P=.53) or the other primary or secondary outcomes. The per-protocol analysis, including only data from children of parents who downloaded the app, also did not find any statistically significant change in primary (−1.98 kJ, 95% CI −343.87 to 339.90; P=.86) or secondary outcomes. Approximately 61.8% (102/165) of parents in the intervention group downloaded the app, and the mean service viewing rate of weekly within-app messages was 26% (SD 14.9). Parents who responded to the survey and participating services agreed that it was appropriate to receive lunch box information via the app (40/50, 80% and 6/8, 75%, respectively). Conclusions The intervention was unable to demonstrate an impact on kilojoules or associated nutrients from discretionary foods packed in children’s lunch boxes. Low app downloads and program message views indicate a need to explore how to improve factors related to implementation before further testing similar mobile health interventions in this setting. Trial Registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12618000133235; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=374379
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- Nicole Pearson
- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia.,Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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Øverby NC, Hillesund ER, Helland SH, Helle C, Wills AK, Lamu AN, Osorio NG, Lian H, Ersfjord TI, Van Daele W, Bjørkkjær T, Valen EN, Gebremariam MK, Grasaas E, Kiland C, Schwarz UVT, Abel MH, Love P, Campbell K, Rutter H, Barker ME, Vik FN, Medin AC. Evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of evidence-based early-life nutrition interventions in a community setting a hybrid type 1 non-randomized trial - the Nutrition Now project protocol. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1071489. [PMID: 36704042 PMCID: PMC9871808 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1071489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Disappointingly few efficacious health interventions are successfully scaled up and implemented in real world settings. This represents an evidence-to-practice gap, with loss of opportunity to improve practice. Aiming to improve nutrition in the first 1000 days of life, we have combined four efficacious dietary interventions into a single adapted digital resource (Nutrition Now) for implementation in a Norwegian community setting. Nutrition Now targets pregnant women and parents of 0-2-year-olds with messages focusing on healthy dietary behaviours. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) staff are provided with pedagogical tools addressing healthy food exposure and child food acceptance. Objectives: a) evaluate the effectiveness of provision of the Nutrition Now resource on child diet and diet-related outcomes, with special attention to the influence of socio-economic position, b) gather information on the effectiveness of the implementation process to inform forthcoming scale-up and c) perform trial- and model-based economic evaluations. This is a hybrid type 1 implementation study, focusing on evaluation of effectiveness. A quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-tests, where one municipality gets access to the resource (n~800), while a matched non-equivalent control municipality (n~800) does not, will be used. Effectiveness will be assessed by examining e.g., diet outcomes, developmental outcomes, and feeding practices. The resource will be implemented in ECEC settings and made available to pregnant women and parents through the Norwegian system of maternal and child health (MCH) care. The implementation process includes iterative adjustments and implementation strategies from the implementation framework Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) informed by dialogues with stakeholders. Implementation outcomes (e.g., acceptability and adoption) will be assessed through questionnaires and interviews with parents, ECEC and MCH staff, with particular attention to ethnic diverse groups. Both within-trial and modelling-based economic evaluation will be performed. Nutrition Now will bridge the existing evidence-to-practice gap through rigorous scientific effectiveness evaluation of municipal scale up and inform subsequent county scale up. The study is the first to implement efficacious nutrition interventions in early life with potential for health improvement using technology to maximise the reach and impact of both parental and MCH dietary guidance and ECEC practice. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION https://www.isrctn.com/, identified ISRCTN10694967.
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- Nina Cecilie Øverby
- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
- *Correspondence: Nina Cecilie Øverby,
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine and Global Health , Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Political Science and Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden
- Procome, Medical Management Centre, LIME, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Evaluation of Public Health Measures, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
- Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Priority Research Centre Lifecourse Nutrition, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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