Kaledo Game and The Nutrition Education Prepared According to Health Belief Model

Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Childhood Obesity

Treatments: Other: Kaledo game; Other: No intervention; Other: Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04620044

AfyonkarahisarUHS

OGU-BAP ( 2020-3027;Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

According to the World Health Organization, childhood obesity is the most serious problem of this century. Childhood obesity is an important risk factor for many chronic diseases such as insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease.Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem and the public health nurse plays an important role in the prevention of obesity. Especially in schools, positive health behaviors of children should be developed by considering them within the scope of school health. Changing the diet in children will make important contributions to the fight against obesity.In order to change the child's diet, it is necessary to teach the child the correct diet. School is the most appropriate educational environment in which the right nutrition can be learned and permanent behavior change can be established.There is a need for effective methods to teach proper nutrition and to achieve weight loss. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of Kaledo game and nutrition education prepared according to health belief model on weight loss in overweight and obese children. This study is randomized controlled experimental study. There were 2 experiments and a control group in the study. Children in the first experimental group were a play session one day a week, and the second experimental group received 20 minutes of nutrition education once a week. No intervention applied to the control group. Children in all three groups were 0, 3. Month-weight measurements made and personal information form, nutrition self-efficacy scale, nutrition attitude scale and nutrition behavior scale applied.

Full description

The population of the study consists of overweight and obese students studying in 5th, 6th and 7th grades of secondary school. However, due to the very large population, 3 secondary schools were selected. It was decided to select a sample from these three secondary schools.The children included in the sample were likely to be in different groups. Also, no intervention would be applied to children in the control group. There could be problems such as children labeling each other. To avoid these problems, the groups are divided into schools. The three schools where the research will be conducted were determined by lot method. The first school formed the Kaledo game group, the second school the nutrition education group, and the third school the control group. BMI was determined by making anthropometric measurements of the children attending these schools. These students were stratified according to their overweight and obese status and gender. According to the power analysis, the minimum sample size for the experimental and control groups was calculated as 57 for each group. In this context, the sample size for each group was planned to consist of 64 people, taking into account incomplete and incorrect data and absenteeism. In this study population, students up to the sample size (n = 64) determined (32 overweight students and 32 obese students) by Power analysis for each school were determined by drawing of lots method. Later, the interventions defined in the groups were initiated.

Enrollment: 192 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 9 to 11 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being studying in the 5th 6th and 7th grade
• BMI percentile value above 85
• Volunteering to participate in research
• Parents' consent

Exclusion criteria

• Not being studying in the 5th 6th and 7th grade
• BMI percentile value below 85
• Not being willing to participate in research
• Student's parents not giving consent
• Being on a diet under the control of any specialist or using medication for weight control

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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192 participants in 3 patient groups

Kaledo Game

Experimental group

Description:

Kaledo game, which is a board game, has been developed to inform children about healthy eating. The aim of this game is to teach children calorie balance through the calorie values of foods. Kaledo game gives children the opportunity to stay motivated and have fun. While children are having fun, they also gain the knowledge necessary for healthy eating behavior change. The game is played with 2-4 people. A game session takes 15-30 minutes Children in the playgroup played 15-30 minutes (1 round) Kaledo game every week for 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Kaledo game

Education

Experimental group

Description:

The students in the training group were trained for 20 minutes once a week for 12 weeks. Training subjects were prepared in line with health belief model components. The following subjects were included in the training content. What is obesity?Risk factors for obesity, Characteristics of obese individuals, What is a healthy diet?Relationship between unhealthy nutrition and obesity, The consequences of unhealthy diet Health problems caused by obesity, What should be done to prevent and control obesity. How should nutrition be to lose weight? Positive results which show up with weight loss, Barriers to a healthy diet, Ways to reduce and eliminate barriers How to take action to lose weight?, Benefits of weight loss, Success stories in the fight against obesity, How are eating habits changed?, How can we achieve self-efficacy to change eating habits?

Treatment:

Other: Education

Control

Experimental group

Description:

There was no intervention in the control group.

Treatment:

Other: No intervention