This study assessed the effects of instructions, verbal report training (VRT) and self-monitoring training (ST), with and without the presence of the primary caregiver, on following nutritional rules in obese or overweight children. Two children (P1: a nine-year-old boy; P2: a eleven-year-old girl) and their caregivers participated through interviews performed in an outpatient clinic. Ten interviews were performed. After instructions, P1 maintained and P2 improved the knowledge on nutritional orientation. Adherence to diet scores obtained by P2 were higher than those obtained by P1 in all phases. There was a clinically significant change after the introduction of the VRT in both participants. Efficiency of the intervention procedures used and the importance of the caregiver’s presence are discussed.
obesity; overweight; caregiver; instructions; self-monitoring; verbal repor
