- Title
- The 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' community randomized controlled trial: a community-based healthy lifestyle program for fathers and their children
- Creator
- Morgan, Philip J.; Collins, Clare E.; Cook, Alyce T.; Cruickshank, Joel; Saunders, Kristen L.; Lubans, David R.; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.; Callister, Robin; Burrows, Tracy; Fletcher, Richard; Okely, Anthony D.; Young, Myles D.; Miller, Andrew; Lloyd, Adam B.
- Relation
- Preventive Medicine Vol. 61, p. 90-99
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.12.019
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids (HDHK)' program when delivered by trained facilitators in community settings. Method: A two-arm randomized controlled trial of 93 overweight/obese fathers (mean [SD] age=40.3 [5.3] years; BMI=32.5 [3.8] kg/m²) and their primary school-aged children (n=132) from the Hunter Region, Australia. In 2010-2011, families were randomized to either: (i) HDHK intervention (n=48 fathers, n=72 children) or (ii) wait-list control group. The 7-week intervention included seven sessions and resources (booklets, pedometers). Assessments were held at baseline and 14-weeks with fathers' weight (kg) as the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes for fathers and children included waist, BMI, blood pressure, resting heart rate, physical activity (pedometry), and self-reported dietary intake and sedentary behaviors. Results: Linear mixed models (intention-to-treat) revealed significant between-group differences for fathers' weight (P < .001, d= 0.24), with HDHK fathers losing more weight (- 3.3. kg; 95%CI, - 4.3, - 2.4) than control fathers (0.1. kg; 95%CI, - 0.9,1.0). Significant treatment effects (P < .05) were also found for fathers' waist (d= 0.41), BMI (d= 0.26), resting heart rate (d= 0.59), energy intake (d= 0.49) and physical activity (d= 0.46) and for children's physical activity (d= 0.50) and adiposity (d= 0.07). Discussion: HDHK significantly improved health outcomes and behaviors in fathers and children, providing evidence for program effectiveness when delivered in a community setting.
- Subject
- weight loss; men; obesity; children; fathers; intervention; translational research
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1307109
- Identifier
- uon:21334
- Identifier
- ISSN:0091-7435
- Language
- eng
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