Changing the Tide: An Internet/Video Exercise and Low Fat Diet Intervention with Middle School Students

Authors

Marilyn Frenn, Marquette UniversityFollow
Shelly Malin, Marquette UniversityFollow
Roger L. Brown, Medical Research Consultants, Inc.Follow
Yvonne Greer, City of Milwaukee Health DepartmentFollow
Jaime Fox, Children's Hospital of MilwaukeeFollow
Jennifer Greer, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Sarah Smyczek, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

8 p.

Publication Date

2-2005

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Applied Nursing Research

Source ISSN

0897-1897

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.04.003

Abstract

The rising tide of obesity erodes the health of youths and many times results in adult obesity. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effectiveness of an eight-session health promotion/transtheoretical model Internet/video-delivered intervention to increase physical activity and reduce dietary fat among low-income, culturally diverse, seventh-grade students. Those who completed more than half the sessions increased exercise, t(103) = −1.99, p = .05, and decreased the percentage of dietary fat, t(87) = 2.73, p = .008. Responses to the intervention by stage of change, race, and income are examined.

Comments

Accepted version. Applied Nursing Research, Vol. 18, No. 1 (February 2005): 13-21. DOI. © 2005 Elsevier Inc. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Frenn, Marilyn; Malin, Shelly; Brown, Roger L.; Greer, Yvonne; Fox, Jaime; Greer, Jennifer; and Smyczek, Sarah, "Changing the Tide: An Internet/Video Exercise and Low Fat Diet Intervention with Middle School Students" (2005). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 122.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/122