基于家长的电子健康干预对学龄前儿童身体活动,饮食行为和睡眠的有效性:随机对照试验协议
Peng Zhou1, Huiqi Song2, Patrick W C Lau1
1Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong).
JMIR research protocols
|September 12, 2024
概括
这项研究探讨了以家长为基础的电子健康干预措施,以改善中国学龄前儿童的体力活动 (PA),饮食行为 (DB) 和睡眠. 这种新的方法旨在克服传统干预措施的障碍,以实现更健康的生活方式.
科学领域:
- 儿科健康 儿科健康
- 数字健康干预措施 数字健康干预措施
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 学前儿童表现出越来越多的久坐不动的生活方式,不健康的饮食习惯,睡眠模式受到干扰.
- 基于家长的干预措施有望改善学龄前儿童的体育活动 (PA),饮食行为 (DB) 和睡眠.
- 电子卫生干预措施为传统面对面的方法提供了可访问和具有成本效益的替代方案,解决了旅行和时间等障碍.
研究的目的:
- 调查针对中国学龄前儿童的PA,DB和睡眠问题的以家长为基础的电子健康干预措施的有效性.
- 解决针对中国文化背景的,针对学龄前儿童生活方式行为的电子健康干预措施的差距.
主要方法:
- 一个双臂,并行随机受控试验,涉及206个亲子二合体,在12周的干预期内进行了12周的随访.
- 干预组每周接受12个基于社会认知理论的交互式社交媒体模块;对照组每周收到小册子.
- 在基线,3个月和6个月收集数据,学龄前儿童的PA作为主要结果,DB和睡眠作为次要结果.
主要成果:
- 招聘于2023年9月完成,数据收集时间为2023年10月至2024年3月.
- 后续数据收集计划于2024年6月进行.
- 研究结果预计将在2025年出版.
结论:
- 基于家长的电子健康干预有可能克服面对面的干预障碍,为促进学龄前儿童健康生活方式提供一种新的策略.
- 如果被证明是有效的,这种低成本的干预措施可以减轻不健康的生活方式的流行,积极影响个人健康,家庭福祉,并降低社会医疗保健成本.
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