Preventing Childhood Obesity Through a Mindfulness-Based Parent Stress Intervention: A Randomized Pilot Study
Jastreboff AM, Chaplin TM, Finnie S, Savoye M, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Silverman WK, Sinha R. Preventing Childhood Obesity Through a Mindfulness-Based Parent Stress Intervention: A Randomized Pilot Study. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 202: 136-142.e1. PMID: 30241766, PMCID: PMC6203652, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood obesityChild body mass indexGroup interventionPhysical activity counselingRandomized pilot studyBody mass indexChildhood obesity riskControl group interventionEarly childhood obesityStress interventionsActivity counselingMass indexObesity riskPhysical activityTherapeutic mechanismObesityGroup attendanceRisk 2Pilot studyInterventionSignificant increaseLow-income parentsGreater improvementRiskParent-child dyads