Stage-based interventions for low-fat diet with middle school students.
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 R(2) = 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).
Frenn
Marilyn
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College of Nursing and Department of Math and Statistics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.
Malin
Shelly
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Bansal
Naveen K
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014504:Urban Health