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Child health
Randomised controlled trial
There is no evidence to suggest that a computerised individually-tailored intervention prevents weight gain in adolescents
  1. Katrina Wyatt
  1. Child Health, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Exeter, UK
  1. Correspondence to: Katrina Wyatt
    Child Health, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Veysey Building, Salmon Pool Lane, Exeter EX2 4SG, UK; katrina.wyatt{at}pms.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2012-100772

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    Commentary on: Ezendam NP, Brug J, Oenema A. Evaluation of the web-based computer-tailored FATaintPHAT intervention to promote energy balance among adolescents: results from a school cluster randomised trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2012;166:248–55.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Little is known about effective interventions to prevent weight gain in adolescents.

    • Eight 15-min sessions using a computer with individual feedback on behaviours was ineffective in affecting weight status.

    • Future research should focus on the development of interventions which engage young people sufficiently to affect weight status is needed.

    Context

    This study sought to determine the effectiveness of a computerised-individually tailored intervention to prevent excessive weight gain in 12–13-year-olds. Data for the prevalence of obesity in the Netherlands from 2009 show that 12.8% of the Dutch boys and 14.8% of the Dutch …

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    Footnotes

    • Competing interests None.