Pediatric Overweight/Obesity: Prevention (2021)
Author and Year:
Wolfenden L, Barnes C, et al. 2020
PubMed ID:
Article Title:
Strategies to improve the implementation of healthy eating, physical activity and obesity prevention policies, practices or programmes within childcare services.
Authors:
Wolfenden L, Barnes C, Jones J, Finch M, Wyse R, Kingsland M, Tzelepis F, Grady A, Hodder R, Booth D,Yoong S
Journal:
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Year of publication:
2020
Volume:
2
Issue:
Page numbers:
CD011779
Study Design:
Risk of Bias Assessment Rating:
Moderate
Inclusion Criteria:
0-5 years; RCTs, cluster-RCTs, NRCTs; any strategy with the primary intent of improving the implementation of policies, practices or programmes in center-based childcare services to promote healthy eating, physical activity or prevent unhealthy weight gain was eligible. To be eligible, strategies must have sought to improve the implementation of policies, practices or programmes by usual childcare service staff. Strategies could have included quality improvement initiatives, education and training, performance feedback, prompts and reminders, implementation resources, financial incentives, penalties, communication and social marketing strategies, professional networking, the use of opinion leaders, or implementation consensus processes. Interventions may have been singular or multi-component.
Exclusion Criteria:
Research Purpose:
The primary aim of the review was to examine the effectiveness of strategies aimed at improving the implementation of policies,
practices or programmes by childcare services that promote child healthy eating, physical activity and/or obesity prevention.
Blinding efforts:
Study Location:
Source(s) of Funding:
University/Hospital, Not-for-profit
Please specify names of funders:
University of Newcastle, Hunter New England Population Health, the Hunter Medical Research Institute and Cochrane Public Health