Effectiveness of mobile application on changing weight, healthy eating habits, and quality of life in children and adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background A technology-based intervention, such as a mobile application, was a growing interest and potentially effective modality for treating obesity. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the OBEST, a new mobile/tablet-based application in reducing weight and encouraging heal...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Narueporn Likhitweerawong, Nonglak Boonchooduang, Kulnipa Kittisakmontri, Weerasak Chonchaiya, Orawan Louthrenoo
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Childhood obesity Mobile application Weight reduction Eating behavior Quality of life Children Pediatrics RJ1-570
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/34742e0aebfc4804af23b93c8a837a87
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:34742e0aebfc4804af23b93c8a837a87
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:34742e0aebfc4804af23b93c8a837a872021-11-14T12:33:17ZEffectiveness of mobile application on changing weight, healthy eating habits, and quality of life in children and adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial10.1186/s12887-021-02980-x1471-2431https://doaj.org/article/34742e0aebfc4804af23b93c8a837a872021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02980-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/1471-2431Abstract Background A technology-based intervention, such as a mobile application, was a growing interest and potentially effective modality for treating obesity. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the OBEST, a new mobile/tablet-based application in reducing weight and encouraging healthy eating behaviors and quality of life in children with obesity. The application could assist healthcare professionals to treat children and adolescents with obesity. Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted in the hospital and school settings in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Seventy-seven children and adolescents with obesity were randomized into two groups; one received standard care combined with the OBEST application, and the other received only standard care. The outcomes were changes in weight, healthy eating behaviors, and quality of life assessed by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) from baseline to six-month follow-up between the two groups. Results The results showed that the intervention group reduced more body mass index (BMI) and had a higher number of participants engaging in healthy eating behaviors than the standard care group but did not reach a statistically significant level, except for less frequent consumption of fast food. The participants in the intervention group had 4.5 times higher odds of decreased engaging in fast-food consumption than the standard care group at 6 months follow-up (odds ratio, 4.5 [95% CI, 1.41 to 14.35]). There were no statistically significant changes in PedsQL scores over 6 months in between groups. Conclusions The current study was unable to detect a significant effect of the OBEST application as an adjunct tool to the standard treatment on reducing weight in obese children and adolescents. However, the mobile application might help to increase engaging in healthy eating behaviors. Further studies with a larger sample are needed to confirm our findings. Trial registration The trial was retrospectively registered at the Thai Clinical Trials Registry (trial registration number: TCTR20200604008 , on June 4, 2020).Narueporn LikhitweerawongNonglak BoonchooduangKulnipa KittisakmontriWeerasak ChonchaiyaOrawan LouthrenooBMCarticleChildhood obesityMobile applicationWeight reductionEating behaviorQuality of lifeChildrenPediatricsRJ1-570ENBMC Pediatrics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Childhood obesity Mobile application Weight reduction Eating behavior Quality of life Children Pediatrics RJ1-570
spellingShingle	Childhood obesity Mobile application Weight reduction Eating behavior Quality of life Children Pediatrics RJ1-570 Narueporn Likhitweerawong Nonglak Boonchooduang Kulnipa Kittisakmontri Weerasak Chonchaiya Orawan Louthrenoo Effectiveness of mobile application on changing weight, healthy eating habits, and quality of life in children and adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
description	Abstract Background A technology-based intervention, such as a mobile application, was a growing interest and potentially effective modality for treating obesity. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the OBEST, a new mobile/tablet-based application in reducing weight and encouraging healthy eating behaviors and quality of life in children with obesity. The application could assist healthcare professionals to treat children and adolescents with obesity. Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted in the hospital and school settings in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Seventy-seven children and adolescents with obesity were randomized into two groups; one received standard care combined with the OBEST application, and the other received only standard care. The outcomes were changes in weight, healthy eating behaviors, and quality of life assessed by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) from baseline to six-month follow-up between the two groups. Results The results showed that the intervention group reduced more body mass index (BMI) and had a higher number of participants engaging in healthy eating behaviors than the standard care group but did not reach a statistically significant level, except for less frequent consumption of fast food. The participants in the intervention group had 4.5 times higher odds of decreased engaging in fast-food consumption than the standard care group at 6 months follow-up (odds ratio, 4.5 [95% CI, 1.41 to 14.35]). There were no statistically significant changes in PedsQL scores over 6 months in between groups. Conclusions The current study was unable to detect a significant effect of the OBEST application as an adjunct tool to the standard treatment on reducing weight in obese children and adolescents. However, the mobile application might help to increase engaging in healthy eating behaviors. Further studies with a larger sample are needed to confirm our findings. Trial registration The trial was retrospectively registered at the Thai Clinical Trials Registry (trial registration number: TCTR20200604008 , on June 4, 2020).
format	article
author	Narueporn Likhitweerawong Nonglak Boonchooduang Kulnipa Kittisakmontri Weerasak Chonchaiya Orawan Louthrenoo
author_facet	Narueporn Likhitweerawong Nonglak Boonchooduang Kulnipa Kittisakmontri Weerasak Chonchaiya Orawan Louthrenoo
author_sort	Narueporn Likhitweerawong
title	Effectiveness of mobile application on changing weight, healthy eating habits, and quality of life in children and adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
title_short	Effectiveness of mobile application on changing weight, healthy eating habits, and quality of life in children and adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
title_full	Effectiveness of mobile application on changing weight, healthy eating habits, and quality of life in children and adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
title_fullStr	Effectiveness of mobile application on changing weight, healthy eating habits, and quality of life in children and adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed	Effectiveness of mobile application on changing weight, healthy eating habits, and quality of life in children and adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
title_sort	effectiveness of mobile application on changing weight, healthy eating habits, and quality of life in children and adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/34742e0aebfc4804af23b93c8a837a87
work_keys_str_mv	AT naruepornlikhitweerawong effectivenessofmobileapplicationonchangingweighthealthyeatinghabitsandqualityoflifeinchildrenandadolescentswithobesityarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT nonglakboonchooduang effectivenessofmobileapplicationonchangingweighthealthyeatinghabitsandqualityoflifeinchildrenandadolescentswithobesityarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT kulnipakittisakmontri effectivenessofmobileapplicationonchangingweighthealthyeatinghabitsandqualityoflifeinchildrenandadolescentswithobesityarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT weerasakchonchaiya effectivenessofmobileapplicationonchangingweighthealthyeatinghabitsandqualityoflifeinchildrenandadolescentswithobesityarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT orawanlouthrenoo effectivenessofmobileapplicationonchangingweighthealthyeatinghabitsandqualityoflifeinchildrenandadolescentswithobesityarandomizedcontrolledtrial
_version_	1718429159229751296

Effectiveness of mobile application on changing weight, healthy eating habits, and quality of life in children and adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial

Ejemplares similares