Sökning: "health behavior in the prevention of childhood obesity"
Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden health behavior in the prevention of childhood obesity.
1. MINISTOP 2.0 : a smartphone app integrated in primary child health care to promote healthy diet and physical activity behaviors and prevent obesity in preschool-aged children
Sammanfattning : BackgroundChildhood overweight and obesity is currently estimated to affect 39 million children under the age of five worldwide. After the COVID-19 pandemic, further increases have been observed in several countries including Sweden, where an increased incidence was observed in 3- and 4-year-old children, especially in disadvantaged areas. LÄS MER
2. Motivation and health behavior in the prevention of childhood obesity
Sammanfattning : The objectives of the present thesis were to investigate self-efficacy and motivational interviewing as motivational frameworks for health behavior change in the prevention of childhood obesity, and to explore child health services as a setting for childhood obesity prevention. Specifically, the thesis aimed to (a) develop a measure of parental self-efficacy for promoting healthy physical activity and dietary behaviors in children and assess its psychometric properties, (b) evaluate the effects of a training program in childhood obesity prevention on self-efficacy in nurses in child health services, (c) evaluate the effects of a training program in motivational interviewing on proficiency in nurses in child health services, and (d) investigate the frequency of conversation about dietary and physical activity behaviors in children in child health services. LÄS MER
3. Physical activity and obesity prevention in early childhood
Sammanfattning : Background: Obesity is a worldwide epidemic with adverse health outcomes and finding effective interventions to prevent this disease is crucial. Physical activity (PA) has beneficial health effects and is often included in obesity prevention strategies. LÄS MER
4. A web- and mobile phone-based obesity prevention intervention in 4-year-olds : a population-based randomized controlled trial
Sammanfattning : Background: Childhood overweight and obesity has increased significantly over the past two decades. Many well-conducted obesity prevention trials have been conducted in pre-school aged children but the majority have not been able to show changes in obesity related markers. LÄS MER
5. Early obesity : family-based risk factors and treatment interventions
Sammanfattning : Background: The high prevalence of preschool obesity is a global concern. In order to support families through obesity interventions, we need a better understanding of underlying family-based risk factors. Specifically, there is a gap in the knowledge related to challenges that families face in everyday life. LÄS MER
