Cochrane · systematic review · CD012008
Parent‐only interventions for childhood overweight or obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years
Loveman, E, Al‐Khudairy, L, Johnson, RE, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Metabolic and Endocrine DisordersAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
28
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
20
Included studies
NR
No studies 20 · 71.4%Ungraded 2 · 7.1%Very low 0 · 0%Low 6 · 21.4%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Parent‐only interventions versus parent‐child interventions for childhood overweight or obesity
Population: children with overweight or obesity
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI z score change (x * SD) Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐child interventions | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 267 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐child interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Health‐related quality of life Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐child interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
All‐cause mortality Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐child interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Morbidity Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐child interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐child relationship or assessment of parenting Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐child interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Socioeconomic effects Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐child interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐only interventions versus waiting list control for childhood overweight or obesity
Population: children with overweight or obesity
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI z score change (x * SD) Parent‐only interventions vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 136 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events Parent‐only interventions vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Health‐related quality of life Parent‐only interventions vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
All‐cause mortality Parent‐only interventions vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Morbidity Parent‐only interventions vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐child relationship or assessment of parenting (parenting scale (PS), 30 items, scored from 1 to 7; lower scores indicate more effective parental discipline practices) Parent‐only interventions vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 101 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Socioeconomic effects Parent‐only interventions vs waiting list control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐only interventions versus minimal contact control for childhood overweight or obesity
Population: children with overweight or obesity
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI z score change (x * SD) Parent‐only interventions vs minimal contact control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 165 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events Parent‐only interventions vs minimal contact control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Health‐related quality of life (Pediatric Health‐Related Quality of Life, scale from 0 to 100; higher scores indicate better HRQoL) Parent‐only interventions vs minimal contact control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 93 participants | Ungraded |
All‐cause mortality Parent‐only interventions vs minimal contact control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Morbidity Parent‐only interventions vs minimal contact control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐child relationship or assessment of parenting (Child Feeding Questionnaire subscale parental concern (total of 7 subscales), score range 3‐15; higher scores indicate greater parental concern) Parent‐only interventions vs minimal contact control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 93 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Socioeconomic effects Parent‐only interventions vs minimal contact control | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐only interventions versus parent‐only interventions for childhood overweight or obesity
Population: children with overweight or obesity
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI z score change (x * SD) Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐only interventions | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 467 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐only interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Health‐related quality of life Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐only interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
All‐cause mortality Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐only interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Morbidity Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐only interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent‐child relationship or assessment of parenting (Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, 35 items; higher scores indicate improvement) Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐only interventions | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 106 participants | Ungraded |
Socioeconomic effects Parent‐only interventions vs parent‐only interventions | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |