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Stage Based Interventions for Low Fat Diet with Middle School Students
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
  • Marilyn Frenn, Marquette University
  • Shelly Malin, Marquette University
  • Naveen K. Bansal, Marquette University
Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
10 p.
Publication Date
2-1-2003
Publisher
Elsevier
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.

Citation Information
Marilyn Frenn, Shelly Malin and Naveen K. Bansal. "Stage Based Interventions for Low Fat Diet with Middle School Students" Journal of Pediatric Nursing (2003) ISSN: 0882-5963
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/naveen_bansal/4/