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ERIC Number: EJ1284852
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-2322
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A Pilot Study of Enhanced Operation Fit: The Feasibility of a Camp-Based Health Intervention for Ethnically Diverse Families of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Sanner, Catherine M.; Neece, Cameron L.; Herbozo, Sylvia; Baum, Marti F.
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v34 n2 p624-633 Mar 2021
Background: Obesity rates are higher in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (DD) compared to typically developing (TD) children. In TD children, family-based (FB) interventions for obesity are the most effective interventions. Research addressing obesity interventions for children with IDD is limited. Method: We adapted a community-based obesity intervention created for TD children for children with IDD and added a parent education component. The current study examined the feasibility of Enhanced-Operation Fit, a camp-based intervention created in order to reduce weight, and improve health behavior outcomes. Participants were 16 children (68.8% male; M[subscript age] = 13.15, SD[subscript age] = 1.62) and their parents. Results: Results indicated that incorporating a daily parent education group limited recruitment potential, but showed promising preliminary improvements in parent feeding and child eating behaviors. Conclusions: Health interventions for children with IDD are greatly needed and the current study may be a cost and time-efficient intervention to help address this public health crisis.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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