Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

10 p.

Publication Date

2-2003

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Source ISSN

0882-5963

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1053/jpdn.2003.6

Abstract

Preventing obesity and cardiovascular disease at early ages is important; however, few effective interventions for early adolescents have been reported. In this study, low-income, culturally diverse students from an urban middle school (n = 60) received four classroom interventions with the use of a combined Health Promotion/Transtheoretical Model to control fat in diet and increase physical activity. A control group (n = 57) received the usual classroom education. Pretest percentage fat in diet was regressed on demographics, access to low-fat foods, perceived self-efficacy, benefits/barriers, and stage of change with results as proposed by the model [F(9,64) = 5.77; p = .000; adjusted R2 = 0.35]. Posttest percentage fat in food was significantly less for the intervention group as compared with the control group (t = 2.06; df, 115; p = .04).

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, Vol. 18, No. 1 (February 2003): 36-45. DOI. © 2003 Published by Elsevier Inc. Used with permission.

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