A practical approach to obesity prevention: Healthy home habits.
Sharon Fruh, Susan Williams, Katey Hayes and 6 others
PMID 33534281WHAT IT FOUND
This review offers no new trial data but summarizes existing evidence on home habits.
It suggests nurse practitioners assess family readiness and use behavior models to guide discussions on nutrition, activity, and stress, rather than prescribing specific interventions.
Key findings
01The paper is a narrative review summarizing existing literature and offering practical recommendations for nurse practitioners, not a report of new clinical trials.
02The authors recommend assessing family readiness, motivation, and prior experience before establishing realistic goals for healthy home habits.
03The paper suggests using the Fogg Behavior Model, which requires motivation, ability, and prompts, to guide behavior change interventions.
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What it does not show
As a narrative review, it does not provide new evidence or test the effectiveness of the recommended strategies. The recommendations are based on the authors' interpretation of existing literature, which may introduce bias. It does not specify which patient populations or clinical settings the recommendations are most applicable to.
Declared interests
The authors report no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the specific recommendations, such as using the Fogg Behavior Model or setting particular sleep times, as evidence-based protocols proven to reduce obesity in this review. The paper summarizes existing suggestions and proposes a practical framework, but it does not report new trial results validating these specific methods.