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. 2016 Feb 29;13(1):e12276. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12276

Table 2.

Summary of intervention, effectiveness, intensity and quality of the studies included in this review (n = 22 studies)

Author Target behaviour Effectiveness* Intensity Study quality
Short Longer Score Rating
(Annesi et al. 2009) Lifestyle Yes 12 Medium Strong
(Bayer et al. 2009) Lifestyle Yes Yes 16 High Weak
(Castro et al. 2013) Diet Yes Yes 12 Medium Weak
(Corsini et al. 2011) Vege Yes 12 Medium Weak
(Davis et al. 2011) Diet No 10 Low Moderate
(De Bock et al. 2011) Diet Yes Yes 12 Medium Weak
(Engels et al. 2005) Lifestyle Yes 11 Medium Weak
(Freedman & Nickell 2010) Diet Yes 11 Medium Weak
(Gholami et al. 2015) Vege No 4 Low Weak
(Haire‐Joshu et al. 2008) FV No No 11 Medium Moderate
(Horne et al. 2011) FV Yes Yes 11 Medium Weak
(Horton et al. 2013) Vege No 12 Medium Weak
(Latif et al. 2011) FV No No 9 Low Moderate
(Martinez‐Andrade et al. 2014) Lifestyle No No 12 Medium Moderate
(Namenek Brouwer & Benjamin Neelon 2013) FV No 11 Medium Weak
(Schwinn et al. 2014) Diet No 6 Low Weak
(Slusser et al. 2013) Lifestyle No No 12 Medium Moderate
(Somerville et al. 2012) FV Yes 12 Medium Weak
(Tabak et al. 2012) Vege No 12 Medium Weak
(Witt & Dunn 2012) Lifestyle Yes 12 Medium Moderate
(Wolfenden et al. 2014) FV Yes Yes 10 Low Moderate
(Wright et al. 2012) Diet Yes Yes 13 High Weak
*

Short‐term effectiveness = significant increase in vegetable consumption at 3 months; longer term effectiveness = significant increase in vegetable consumption at 6 months or more.

Pre‐school included pre‐school and childcare centres.

Aftersch = After‐school; Comm = Community; Vege = vegetables, FV = fruit and vegetables.

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