Service evaluation of the GOALS family-based childhood obesity treatment intervention during the first 3 years of implementation

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Watson, Paula M ^a   Dugdill, Lindsey ^b   Pickering, Katie ^c   Owen, Stephanie ^d   Hargreaves, Jackie ^c   Staniford, Leanne J ^c   Murphy, Rebecca C ^a   Knowles, Zoe ^a   Cable, N Timothy ^a,e  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^e ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY MASS; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIET; EVALUATION STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIFESTYLE; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GOALS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84922376695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006519     Document Type: Article

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