Involvement of Non-Parental Caregivers in Obesity Prevention Interventions among 0–3-Year-Old Children: A Scoping Review

Andrea Ramirez, Alison Tovar, Gretel Garcia, Tanya Nieri, Stephanie Hernandez, Myrna Sastre and Ann M. Cheney
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Andrea Ramirez: Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
Alison Tovar: Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Gretel Garcia: Graduate School of Education, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Tanya Nieri: Department of Sociology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Stephanie Hernandez: School of Public Policy, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507, USA
Myrna Sastre: Department of Sociology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Ann M. Cheney: Department of Social Medicine, Population and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 8, 1-16

Abstract: Introduction: We examined the scope of literature including non-parental caregiver involvement in child obesity prevention interventions. Methods: We conducted a scoping review following the Arksey and O’Malley framework, including only studies reporting the effect of an intervention on growth, weight, or early childhood obesity risk among children ages 0 to three years, published between 2000 and 2021. Interventions that did not include non-parental caregivers (adults regularly involved in childcare other than parents) were excluded. Results: Of the 14 studies that met the inclusion criteria, all were published between 2013 and 2020, and most interventions ( n = 9) were implemented in the United States. Eight of the 14 interventions purposefully included other non-parental caregivers: five included both parents and non-parental caregivers, and the remaining three included only non-parental caregivers. Most interventions ( n = 9) showed no significant impact on anthropometric outcomes. All interventions found improvements in at least one behavioral outcome (e.g., food groups intake ( n = 5), parental feeding practices ( n = 3), and screen time ( n = 2)). This review can inform future interventions that plan to involve non-parental caregivers, which may be beneficial in shaping early health behaviors and preventing obesity early in life.

Keywords: child feeding; child growth; child weight; early childhood obesity; prevention interventions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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