Systematic Review of Setting-Based Interventions for Preventing Childhood Obesity
Open Access
- 25 September 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in BioMed Research International
- Vol. 2021, 1-10
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/4477534
Abstract
Introduction. Child obesity is recognized as one of the major public health problems globally, which demands multicomponent and comprehensive interventions. The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate, synthesize, and combine the existing evidence of various setting-based interventions across developed and developing countries that aim to prevent childhood obesity. Methods. An electronic and systematic search was conducted on setting-based interventions related to childhood obesity both in developed and developing countries. A study was considered eligible if it was a randomized controlled trial that focused on home-based, school-based, or community-based intervention for childhood obesity and published in English from 2010 to 2020. A wide range of electronic bibliographic databases, such as PubMed, Medline, Embase, and ERIC were searched. The various studies were carried out among children aged 4-18 years old. A total of 32 studies were identified; out of which 24 were school-based interventions, and the remaining were nonschool-based. Results. The studies in this review highlighted important school and nonschool-based interventions to avoid obesity among children and adolescents. School-based interventions that had considered both physical activity (PA) and diet along with home elements showed great effectiveness. These findings reveal that the specific intervention components such as nutrition education curriculum, prolonged time for PA, and upgrading self-efficacy of study participants should be considered to prevent obesity across developed and developing countries. However, the findings from nonschool-based interventions were restricted by the scarcity of the studies. Conclusion. Multisetting and multipronged strategies are required to avoid or reduce childhood obesity across the globe. However, additional studies are needed with a large sample size. Further study designs based on theory should be conducted in nonschool settings for the creation of meaningful and detailed guidelines that can support the prevention of obesity in children.This publication has 47 references indexed in Scilit:
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