Truls Østbye|Katrina M. Krause|Marissa Stroo|Cheryl A. Lovelady|Kelly R. Evenson|Bercedis L. Peterson|Lori A. Bastian|Geeta K. Swamy|Deborah G. West|Rebecca J. Namenek Brouwer|Nancy Zucker
Parent-focused change to prevent obesity in preschoolers: Results from the KAN-DO study
Duke University Hospital|Duke Medical Center|Duke-NUS Medical School|Duke University Hospital|Duke Medical Center|Duke University Hospital|Duke Medical Center|University of North Carolina at Greensboro|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Duke University|Duke University Hospital|Duke Medical Center|Duke University Hospital|Duke Medical Center|Duke Medical Center|University of North Carolina at Greensboro|Duke University Hospital|Duke Medical Center|Duke University Hospital|Duke Medical Center
study presents immediate postintervention results kids adults defeat obesity randomized controlled trial enhance healthy lifestyle behaviors motherpreschooler 25 years old dyads north carolina 20072011 outcomes include change baseline childs diet physical activity weight mothers parenting behaviors diet physical activity weight intervention targeted parenting maternal emotion regulation home environment feeding practices modeling healthy behaviors 400 motherchild dyads randomized mothers intervention arm compared control arm reduced instrumental feeding 024 vs 001 p 0001 tv snacks 069 vs 024 p 0001 also improvements emotional feeding p 003 mothers sugary beverage p 003 fruitvegetable p 004 intake dinners eaten front tv p 001 differences significant adjustment multiple comparisons kando designed maximize capacity mothers agents change improved several channels maternal influence group differences primary outcomes differences observed parenting maternal outcomes trends toward improvement preschoolers diets longterm followup address whether shortterm trends ultimately improve weight status