title: The development and effectiveness of a health information website designed to improve parents' self-efficacy in managing risk for obesity in preschoolers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effects of web-based information on parental self-efficacy in managing obesity risk in preschoolers.
  
  
  METHODS
  The project included a literature review and the development and field testing of an information website that presented information on how to manage nine obesity risk factors for childhood obesity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Parents stated that they had no problems using the website, and 69% reported improved self-efficacy on at least two risk factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Many parents access the Internet to obtain health information. A website that offers practical information on managing childhood obesity risk factors is a valuable resource for obesity prevention efforts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Community Systems, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Marilyn A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Terhorst
authors.forename: Amanda J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Nakonechny
authors.forename: Nimisha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Skukla
authors.forename: Gilan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: El Saadawi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012578:Schools, Nursery; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Child; health information; obesity risk; parent; prevention; self-efficacy