Effects of family-based behavioral treatment on obese 5-to-8-year-old children

Leonard H. Epstein; Rena R. Wing; Karen Woodall; Barbara C. Penner; Mary Jeanne Kress; Randi Koeske

doi:10.1016/S0005-7894(85)80046-0

Effects of family-based behavioral treatment on obese 5-to-8-year-old children

Leonard H. Epstein
, Rena R. Wing
, Karen Woodall
, Barbara C. Penner
, Mary Jeanne Kress
, Randi Koeske

Pediatrics

University of Pittsburgh

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of family-based treatment for childhood obesity for 5-to-8-year-old children. Nineteen obese 5-to 8-year-old girls were randomly assigned to one of two treatments: a behaviorally oriented program which emphasized parent management, and a control group which provided equal education and attention, but not behavioral principles. The treatment group showed better weight loss and relative weight changes than the control group at the 8 and 12 month observations. These results show that the family-based treatment developed for 8-to-12-year-olds can be generalized to 5-to-8-year-old children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	205-212
Number of pages	8
Journal	Behavior Therapy
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7894(85)80046-0
State	Published - Mar 1985

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