TY - JOUR
T1 - A Primary Care Healthy Choices Intervention Program for Overweight and Obese School-Age Children and Their Parents
AU - Jacobson, Diana
AU - Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek
PY - 2012/3/1
Y1 - 2012/3/1
N2 - Introduction: The escalating crisis of childhood overweight and obesity creates an urgent demand for evidence-based interventions that can be used by primary care providers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a theory-based Healthy Choices Intervention (HCI) Program with fifteen 9-12 year old overweight and obese children and their parents in a primary care setting. Methods: A 1-group, 7-week pre-/posttest study design was used. Outcome measures included: body mass index (BMI) percentile, physical activity and nutrition knowledge, beliefs, choices and behaviors, anxiety, depression, self-concept, and social competence. Results: Children and parents found the HCI to be useful and informative. Positive effects of the HCI for the children included decreased BMI percentile, increased knowledge, beliefs, choices and behaviors, and self-control. Positive effects of the intervention for the parents included increased knowledge, beliefs, behaviors, and decreased anxiety. Discussion: This study provides evidence to support the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of the HCI with overweight and obese school-age children and their parents within a primary care setting.
AB - Introduction: The escalating crisis of childhood overweight and obesity creates an urgent demand for evidence-based interventions that can be used by primary care providers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a theory-based Healthy Choices Intervention (HCI) Program with fifteen 9-12 year old overweight and obese children and their parents in a primary care setting. Methods: A 1-group, 7-week pre-/posttest study design was used. Outcome measures included: body mass index (BMI) percentile, physical activity and nutrition knowledge, beliefs, choices and behaviors, anxiety, depression, self-concept, and social competence. Results: Children and parents found the HCI to be useful and informative. Positive effects of the HCI for the children included decreased BMI percentile, increased knowledge, beliefs, choices and behaviors, and self-control. Positive effects of the intervention for the parents included increased knowledge, beliefs, behaviors, and decreased anxiety. Discussion: This study provides evidence to support the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of the HCI with overweight and obese school-age children and their parents within a primary care setting.
KW - Cognitive behavior skills building
KW - Primary care interventions
KW - School-age obesity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.07.004
DO - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.07.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 22360932
AN - SCOPUS:84857195453
SN - 0891-5245
VL - 26
SP - 126
EP - 138
JO - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
JF - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
IS - 2
ER -