Treatment of children with overweight - focus on parents Other
Conditions
Interventions
The tool will offer model-driven lifestyle change suggestions for parents to use in conjunction with inpatient or outpatient treatment for their child. The eHealth tool will be based on an existing on
Sponsors
Ghent University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 14 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 09/02/2026: 1. The child’s age being between 5 and 14 years old 2. The child’s adjusted BMI >85th percentile 3. Parents possessing smartphone 4. Parents being fluent in Dutch Previous inclusion criteria: 1. The child’s age being between 5 and 14 years old 2. The child’s adjusted BMI >85th percentile 3. Parents possessing smartphone 4. Parents being fluent in either Dutch, French, or English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parents’ age, length and weight and variables linked to socio-economic status (education, profession, country of birth) measured before the baseline phases. 2. Parental feeding behavior will be assessed by the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) Dutch version before the baseline phases, weekly during baseline and intervention and after the intervention 3. Positive parental behavior will be assessed using a subscale of the Ghent Parental Behavior Scale – Short version (GPBS-S) before the baseline phases, weekly during baseline and intervention and after the intervention 4. Parenting stress will be assessed with the Short Form of the Dutch version of the Parenting Stress Index: the Nijmeegse Ouderlijke Stress Index (NOSIK) before the baseline phases, weekly during baseline and intervention and after the intervention 5. Emotion-coaching will be assessed using the Emotion-Coaching Dimension of the Short Form of the Emotion Related Parenting Styles (ERPS) questionnaire before the baseline phases, weekly during baseline and intervention and after the intervention 6. The adherence of the treatment will be extracted by the analytics generated by the application during the intervention. The number of days of app usage will be used. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We will also ask parents how they experienced using the app after the intervention via individual interviews. | — |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
Public ContactMaurane Desmet
Outcome results
None listed