The Impact of a School-Based Weight Management Program Involving Parents via mHealth for Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Impact of a School-Based Weight Management Program Involving Parents via mHealth for Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability: A Randomized Controlled Trial

There is a scarcity of resources and studies that utilize targeted weight management interventions to engage parents via mHealth tools targeting obese children and adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities (MIDs) extended from school to a home setting. To test the feasibility and acceptability...

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Main Authors: Regina Lai-Tong Lee, Cynthia Leung, Hong Chen, Lobo H. T. Louie, Michael Brown, Jyu-Lin Chen, Gordon Cheung, Paul H. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
overweight and obese schoolchildren with mild intellectual disabilities
school-based weight management program
engaging parents via mHealth tools
home setting
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/10/1178

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