Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
Study aims to pilot a family-centred tailored nutrition intervention at child welfare clinics, targeting the previously observed dietary defaults of Finnish children.
Detailed description
Eating habits can predict diet-related health problems and obesity. The defaults observed previously in the diet of Finnish children include low consumption of vegetables, fruits and vegetable oil-based fats, high consumption of sucrose, poor quality of drinks and low frequency of family meals. Child welfare clinic is the place to promote healthy lifestyles because most Finnish families visit there at regular intervals.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntensified dietary counseling at child wellfare clinics.
The intervention is completed by public health nurses who receive updating education in nutrition. A special training in a family-centred lifestyle counseling method in implemented. The nutrition intervention consists of tailored dietary counseling, information leaflets and self-evaluation card given to the families in the intervention arm. In the control clinics, public health nurses continue their usual dietary counseling.
Sponsors
Tampere University
University of Helsinki
The Finnish Hearth Association
The Finnish Food Information
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 6 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* all families at their child's standard 6-month child welfare clinic visit
Exclusion criteria
* families with twins * families who do not speak Finnish
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To promote child's and family's healthy diet | 8 months | Changes in family's dietary choices, knowledge and attitudes. Also changes in parent's motivation and self-efficiency to improve family's diet. |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed