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Table 3 Overview of outcome and mediator variables, indicators, instruments and time points of assessment

From: A Healthy School Start Plus for prevention of childhood overweight and obesity in disadvantaged areas through parental support in the school setting - study protocol for a parallel group cluster randomised trial

Variables

Indicators and instruments

Time point of assessmenta

Demographic data parents

Sex, age, country of birth, years in Sweden, level of education, housing conditions, employment, weight, height, number of children

T0

Child’s diet

Child Eating Habits Questionnaire EQ [73]

Revised version of Eating and Physical Activity Questionnaire (EPAQ) [53]

Mobile phone based photo method based on Delisle et al. [54]

T0, T1, T2

Child’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour

Accelerometry

Questionnaire: Active transport, activity in organisation, screen time on week days and weekends

T0, T1, T2

Child’s sleep

Revised version of Eating and Physical Activity Questionnaire (EPAQ) [53]

 T0, T1, T2

Child’s BMI

Height and weight measured with instruments (SECA)

T0, T1, T2

Child’s waist circumference

Measured with instruments (SECA)

T0, T1, T2

Parental self-efficacy

Revised instrument based on Wright et al. [63]

T0, (TM), T1, T2

Parental feeding practices

Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire [64]

T0, (TM), T1, T2

Parenting practices regarding children’s physical activity

Items derived from item bank by Masse et al. [65]

T0, (TM), T1, T2

Nurses’ self-reported MI competence

Revised version of self-rating questionnaire based on MITI 4 [49]

TM

Parent-report of nurse’s MI competence

Revised version of self-rating questionnaire based on MITI 4 [49]

TM

  1. aT0: baseline; TM: between T0 and T1; T1: 6 months after baseline; T2: follow-up 18 months after baseline