Examination of a board game approach to children’s involvement in family-based weight management vs. traditional family-based behavioral counseling in primary care

Abstract

Family-based behavioral group treatment and game (Kaledo) intervention were found to be effective in childhood obesity management in this research. There was no significant difference between the two interventions. According to this study, these intervention models can be advised to primary care physicians to be used in the management of childhood obesity. What is Known: - Family-based behavioral group treatment is known as the most efficient model for childhood obesity management. What is New: - In this study, for the first time, a game (Kaledo) intervention was found to be effective in childhood obesity management. - Compared with family-based behavioral group treatment, there was no significant difference between the two interventions.

Examining Board Gameplay and Learning: A Multidisciplinary Review of Recent Research

“…In nutrition, similar increases in knowledge was found by E. Viggiano et al (2018) in their attempt to improve nutrition knowledge and change eating behavior through board gameplay. The authors randomly placed Italian elementary students in two groups, where the experimental group played a board game for 20 weeks, while the control group did not play the game.…”

“…The current review reveals the relationship between board games and learning, and highlights the heterogeneity of board game research in terms of field of study, countries, or research settings. Researchers in different fields and settings have explored learning and board games, and showed that board games are instrumental for learning various subjects such as mathematics (Elofsson et al, 2016;Hendrix et al, 2018), health (Olympio & Alvin, 2018;E. Viggiano et al, 2018), and medicine (Cutumisu et al, 2019;Lavender et al, 2019).…”

“…This board game was designed to address nutritional knowledge and healthy lifestyle. The game players increased their consumption of healthy food and physical activity, while their intake of high-calorie food decreased compared to non-players (E. Viggiano et al, 2018). In A.…”

“…Viggiano et al, 2015). Sen et al (2018) employed the same game with obese children and their parents in Turkey. They compared the effectiveness of a family-based behavioral treatment with the board game intervention on children obesity.…”

Communication tools used in childhood obesity discussions: A scoping review

“…The majority of tools were used in primary care settings (Ball et al, 2013;Cloutier et al, 2013;Oettinger et al, 2009;Polacsek et al, 2009;Rutkowski & Connelly, 2016 Woolford et al, 2009). All tools were described for use by paediatricians (Ball et al, 2013;Cloutier et al, 2013;Oettinger et al, 2009;Polacsek et al, 2009;Pollak et al, 2016;Provvidenza et al, 2017;Rutkowski & Connelly, 2016;Salahuddin et al, 2018;Sen et al, 2018;Townsend et al, 2018;Vaczy et al, 2011;Wislo et al, 2013;Woolford et al, 2009), with two also aimed at nurse practitioners (Rutkowski & Connelly, 2016;Vaczy et al, 2011), three at nurses (Ball et al, 2013;Provvidenza et al, 2017;Rutkowski & Connelly, 2016) and one for physician assistants (Salahuddin et al, 2018). Four articles described tool use with other HCPs, including nutritionists, dieticians and exercise specialists (Ball et al, 2013;Polacsek et al, 2009;Provvidenza et al, 2017;Vaczy et al, 2011).…”