Family-Based Motivational Interviewing and Resource Mobilization to Prevent Obesity: Living Well Together Trial.

Objective: Test an obesity intervention for families with low incomes.

Methods: A total of 208 families were included (a parent with a body mass index [BMI] ≥ 30 and a child aged 6-12 years). A 12-month randomized controlled trial combining family health coaching (motivational interviewing) and connection to community resources.

Resource mobilization combined with motivational interviewing to promote healthy behaviors and healthy weight in low-income families: An intervention feasibility study.

Objectives: This non-randomized pilot trial examined the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention for low-income families with one parent with obesity, glucose intolerance and/or diabetes.

Methods: The 12-month intervention combined health coaching using motivational interviewing to promote lifestyle behavior change and community resource mobilization to assist with basic needs plus diet quality and physical activity. Outcome measures included process measures, open-ended questions, and the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity scale.

A randomized controlled trial of a community-based obesity intervention utilizing motivational interviewing and community resource mobilization for low-income families: Study protocol and baseline characteristics.

Low-income, racially diverse families with one parent with obesity are at high risk for child obesity. Effective approaches to promote healthy behaviors and prevent additional weight gain in family members are needed. Motivational interviewing (MI) may assist families to engage, identify motivations for change and establish goals.

Diet and physical activity changes among low-income families: perspectives of mothers and their children.

: The current study explored how mothers and their children influence each other's diet and physical activity. : We conducted semi-structured interviews with women with diabetes and their children ( = 18) from eight low-income families. : Two approaches to changes emerged: collaborative and non-collaborative.