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.