Nutrition and physical activity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Nutrition
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention lasts eight weeks, during which children and their parents receive tailored information regarding nutrition and physical activity behaviors. Families are randomly allocated to one of
parents in group 2 received the intervention by Web + e-mail (G2)
and parents in group 3 by Web + SMS (G3). Children in all groups receive tailored print letters by post. All parents and all children are asked to complete a baseline, immediate post-intervention, and
Sponsors
Ticino Department of Health and Social Affairs
Health Promotion Switzerland
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Families had to live in Ticino 2. Able to complete surveys in Italian 3. Have Internet access, an e-mail address, and a mobile phone 4. Have a child attending primary school, or first two grades of secondary school
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Do not live in Ticino 2. Not able to complete surveys in Italian 3. Do not have Internet access, an e-mail address, and a mobile phone 4. Do not have a child attending primary school, or first two grades of secondary school
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Eating behavior of children is measured using food diaries at baseline and immediate follow-up and through two items in the immediate post- and 3 months post-intervention surveys 2. Physical activity of children is measured using physical activity diaries at baseline and immediate follow-up and through two items in the immediate post- and 3 months post-intervention surveys 3. Eating behavior of parents is measured using an online survey with questions related to their fruit and vegetable, fiber, sugar and fat consumption at baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention 4. Physical activity behavior of parents is measured using an online survey with questions related to their moderate and vigorous physical activity at baseline, immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Satisfaction is measured using survey data collected at immediate post-intervention and 3 months post-intervention 2. Level of engagement is measured using Website log data collected during the 8-week intervention 3. Influence of people and places measured using food diaries, and collected at baseline and immediate post-intervention | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed