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Abstract
Objective
We report the development of a childhood obesity prevention intervention for UK South Asian primary school-aged children, guided by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for complex intervention development and evaluation.
Methods
We combined information gained from a literature review, stakeholder focus groups, an expert group, review of local resources and mapping to the Analysis Grid for Environments Linked to Obesity (ANGELO framework) in an intervention development process. The study took place in 2007 in Birmingham, UK.
Results
Contextual information from the stakeholder focus groups was essential for informing intervention development. The expert group defined guiding principles for the intervention. Informing intervention design by assessing existing local resources addressed intervention sustainability. The use of the ANGELO framework ensured a comprehensive environmental approach to intervention development. The intervention consisted of two broad processes; increasing children's physical activity levels through school, and increasing skills of families through activity-based learning. The developed intervention is being evaluated in a major study.
Conclusions
The intervention development process has resulted in a tailored intervention programme to prevent childhood obesity in UK South Asian communities, but also intervention processes that could be applied to other communities and tailored to local context.
We report the development of a childhood obesity prevention intervention for UK South Asian primary school-aged children, guided by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for complex intervention development and evaluation.
Methods
We combined information gained from a literature review, stakeholder focus groups, an expert group, review of local resources and mapping to the Analysis Grid for Environments Linked to Obesity (ANGELO framework) in an intervention development process. The study took place in 2007 in Birmingham, UK.
Results
Contextual information from the stakeholder focus groups was essential for informing intervention development. The expert group defined guiding principles for the intervention. Informing intervention design by assessing existing local resources addressed intervention sustainability. The use of the ANGELO framework ensured a comprehensive environmental approach to intervention development. The intervention consisted of two broad processes; increasing children's physical activity levels through school, and increasing skills of families through activity-based learning. The developed intervention is being evaluated in a major study.
Conclusions
The intervention development process has resulted in a tailored intervention programme to prevent childhood obesity in UK South Asian communities, but also intervention processes that could be applied to other communities and tailored to local context.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 948-954 |
Journal | Preventive Medicine |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 6 Sept 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2013 |
Keywords
- UK
- South Asian
- Child
- Obesity
- Prevention
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Preventing Childhood Obesity in the UK, with a Focus on South Asian Children
Adab, P. (Principal Investigator), Barrett, T. (Co-Investigator), Cheng, K. (Co-Investigator), Daley, A. (Co-Investigator), Duda, J. (Co-Investigator), Gill, P. (Co-Investigator) & Parry, J. (Co-Investigator)
Medical Research Council, THE HEALTH FOUNDATION
4/09/06 → 3/07/10
Project: Research