Targeting Caregivers to Improve Health Behaviors in Pediatric Cancer Survivors with Obesity
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Obesity rates in pediatric cancer survivors (PCS) are alarmingly high. Although healthy lifestyle changes may prevent future health complications, promoting healthy behaviors in PCS is challenging, and few interventions have successfully addressed this issue.
Procedure
This randomized control trial evaluated the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a parent?focused six?session intervention, NOURISH?T (Nourishing Our Understanding of Role Modeling to Improve Support and Health for Healthy Transitions), compared with enhanced usual care (EUC) on the outcomes of caregiver and PCS anthropometric measurements, eating behaviors, and physical activity. Behavioral and self?report assessments of caregivers and PCS in both conditions were conducted at baseline, postintervention, and at a 4?month follow?up.
Citation
Stern, M., Bleck, J., Ewing, L., Davila, E., Lynn, C., Hale, G., & Mazzeo, S. (in press). NOURISH-T: Targeting Caregivers to Improve Health Behaviors in Pediatric Cancer Survivors with Obesity. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. Online publication, January 2018. DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26941