May 12, 2016Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
School and family-based interventions for promoting a healthy lifestyle among children and adolescents in Italy
Key result
School and family-based lifestyle interventions for children in Italy were highly heterogeneous across 11 identified projects, with only 5 being randomized controlled trials.
Why the study?
Do school and family-based interventions promote a healthy lifestyle among children and adolescents in Italy?
Population
Children and adolescents in Italy
Design
Systematic_review
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Implication
Heterogeneous Italian school/family interventions with few RCTs limit reliable adoption; leaves open optimal components for pediatric CV prevention.
Study Design
Type
Systematic Review
Structured PICO
Do school and family-based interventions promote a healthy lifestyle among children and adolescents in Italy?
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Population
Systematic review of 11 projects (including 5 RCTs) addressing health promotion and healthy lifestyle interventions among children and adolescents in Italy.
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Intervention
School and family-based interventions for promoting a healthy lifestyle (including specific curricular lectures, games, and enhanced physical activity programs)
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Outcome
Health promotion and lifestyle improvement (qualitatively synthesized due to high heterogeneity)
There is a significant lack of scientifically validated school and family-based lifestyle interventions to prevent cardiovascular risk factors in Italian children.
Limitations
- High heterogeneity of interventions and outcomes assessed
- high heterogeneity of interventions and outcomes assessed
Cite This Study
Gorga et al. (2016) conducted a systematic review in Cardiovascular risk factors / overweight and obesity. School and family-based lifestyle interventions was evaluated. School and family-based lifestyle interventions for children in Italy were highly heterogeneous across 11 identified projects, with only 5 being randomized controlled trials.