Does parental and adolescent participation in an e-health lifestyle modification intervention improves weight outcomes?

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 352
• Main Authors: Tu, Andrew W, Watts, Allison W, Chanoine, Jean-Pierre, Panagiotopoulos, Constadina, Geller, Josie, Brant, Rollin, Barr, Susan I, Mâsse, Louise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 24.04.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Behavior Therapy; Body Mass Index; Child; Diet; Exercise; Female; Humans; Internet; Life Style; Male; Obesity - therapy; Parents; Patient Compliance; Patient Education as Topic - methods; Telemedicine - methods; Waist Circumference; Weight Loss; Adherence; Parenting; e-health; Obesity; Lifestyle intervention

Few studies have evaluated the effect of adherence to a lifestyle intervention on adolescent health outcomes. The objective of this study was to determine whether adolescent and parental adherence to components of an e-health intervention resulted in change in adolescent body mass index (BMI) and wa...