Better Health Programme Online

Uses

Benefits

Preparation

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• The Better Health Programme Online was a 10-week web-based healthy lifestyle intervention for school-aged children with overweight or obesity. — Experiences of families participating in a 10-week family-focused e-Health healthy lifestyle programme for school-aged children with overweight or obesity: a qualitative study
• The programme used a password-secured website with weekly online modules on healthy eating, physical activity, and behavioural change strategies. — Experiences of families participating in a 10-week family-focused e-Health healthy lifestyle programme for school-aged children with overweight or obesity: a qualitative study
• Most children struggled to sustain healthy behaviours after the programme ended. — Experiences of families participating in a 10-week family-focused e-Health healthy lifestyle programme for school-aged children with overweight or obesity: a qualitative study
• Families valued the programme's flexibility, free access, child-friendly design, mailed resources, and incentives. — Experiences of families participating in a 10-week family-focused e-Health healthy lifestyle programme for school-aged children with overweight or obesity: a qualitative study
• Some structural features reduced engagement, including robotic voice-overs, phone-only coaching, and activities that were poorly tailored to the child's age or personality. — Experiences of families participating in a 10-week family-focused e-Health healthy lifestyle programme for school-aged children with overweight or obesity: a qualitative study
• Families commonly recommended an optional web-based top-up programme to support long-term behaviour maintenance. — Experiences of families participating in a 10-week family-focused e-Health healthy lifestyle programme for school-aged children with overweight or obesity: a qualitative study