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  • new moves a school based obesity prevention program for adolescent girls
    Preventive Medicine, 2003
    Co-Authors: Dianne Neumarksztainer, Mary Story, Peter J Hannan, Jeanna Rex
    Abstract:

    Abstract Background This study tests the feasibility of an innovative school-based program for obesity prevention among adolescent girls. New Moves was implemented as a multicomponent, girls-only, high-school Physical Education Class. Methods Six schools were equally randomized into intervention and control conditions. Data were collected at baseline, postintervention, and 8-month follow-up to assess program impact on Physical activity, eating patterns, self-perceptions, and body mass index (BMI) among 89 girls in the intervention and 112 girls in the control conditions. Program evaluation also included interviews with school staff, parent surveys, and participant interviews and process evaluation surveys. Results The feasibility of implementing New Moves was high, as indicated by strong satisfaction among participants, parents, and school staff, and by program sustainability. Participants perceived a positive program impact on their Physical activity, eating patterns, and self-image. Girls in the intervention significantly progressed in their stage of behavioral change for Physical activity from baseline to follow-up. However, for the majority of outcome variables, differences between intervention and control schools at postintervention and follow-up were not statistically significant. Conclusions New Moves was well received and fills a needed niche within school Physical Education programs. An expanded intervention and evaluation is needed to enhance and assess long-term program effectiveness.

Dianne Neumarksztainer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • motivational interviewing as a component of a school based obesity prevention program for adolescent girls
    Journal of The American Dietetic Association, 2009
    Co-Authors: Colleen Flattum, Dianne Neumarksztainer, Sarah E Friend, Mary Story
    Abstract:

    Abstract Over the past decade, motivational interviewing has been used by health professionals to promote health behavior changes and help individuals increase their motivation or "readiness" to change. This paper describes a preliminary study that evaluated the feasibility of motivational interviewing as a component of New Moves, a school-based obesity prevention program. New Moves is a program for inactive adolescent high school girls who are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight due to low levels of Physical activity. Throughout the 18-week pilot study, 41 girls, age 16 to 18 years, participated in an all-girls Physical Education Class that focused on increasing Physical activity, healthful eating, and social support. Individual sessions, using motivational interviewing techniques, were also conducted with 20 of the girls to develop goals and actions related to eating and Physical activity. Among the 20 girls, 81% completed all seven of the individual sessions, and girls set a goal 100% of the time. Motivational interviewing offers a promising component of school-based obesity-prevention programs and was found to be feasible to implement in school settings and acceptable to the adolescents.

  • but i like pe factors associated with enjoyment of Physical Education Class in middle school girls
    Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
    Co-Authors: Daheia J Barranderson, Dianne Neumarksztainer, Kathryn H Schmitz, Dianne S Ward, Terry L Conway, Charlotte A Pratt, Chris D Baggett, Leslie A Lytle, Russell R Pate
    Abstract:

    The current study examined associations between Physical Education (PE) Class enjoyment and sociodemographic, personal, and perceived school environment factors among early adolescent girls. Participants included 1,511 sixth-grade girls who completed baseline assessments for the Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls, with 50% indicating they enjoyed PE Class a lot. Variables positively associated with PE Class enjoyment included Physical activity level, perceived benefits of Physical activity, self-efficacy for leisure time Physical activity, and perceived school climate for girls' Physical activity as influenced by teachers, while body mass index was inversely associated with PE Class enjoyment. After adjusting for all variables in the model, PE Class enjoyment was significantly greater in Blacks than in Whites. In model testing, with mutual adjustment for all variables, self-efficacy was the strongest correlate of PE Class enjoyment, followed by perceived benefits, race/ethnicity, and teachers' support ...

  • new moves a school based obesity prevention program for adolescent girls
    Preventive Medicine, 2003
    Co-Authors: Dianne Neumarksztainer, Mary Story, Peter J Hannan, Jeanna Rex
    Abstract:

    Abstract Background This study tests the feasibility of an innovative school-based program for obesity prevention among adolescent girls. New Moves was implemented as a multicomponent, girls-only, high-school Physical Education Class. Methods Six schools were equally randomized into intervention and control conditions. Data were collected at baseline, postintervention, and 8-month follow-up to assess program impact on Physical activity, eating patterns, self-perceptions, and body mass index (BMI) among 89 girls in the intervention and 112 girls in the control conditions. Program evaluation also included interviews with school staff, parent surveys, and participant interviews and process evaluation surveys. Results The feasibility of implementing New Moves was high, as indicated by strong satisfaction among participants, parents, and school staff, and by program sustainability. Participants perceived a positive program impact on their Physical activity, eating patterns, and self-image. Girls in the intervention significantly progressed in their stage of behavioral change for Physical activity from baseline to follow-up. However, for the majority of outcome variables, differences between intervention and control schools at postintervention and follow-up were not statistically significant. Conclusions New Moves was well received and fills a needed niche within school Physical Education programs. An expanded intervention and evaluation is needed to enhance and assess long-term program effectiveness.

Rick Petosa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • impact of the planning to be active leisure time Physical exercise program on rural high school students
    Journal of Adolescent Health, 2006
    Co-Authors: Brian Hortz, Rick Petosa
    Abstract:

    Abstract Purpose The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of a Social Cognitive Theory-based intervention designed to increase the frequency of leisure time planned moderate and vigorous Physical exercise among rural high school students attending Physical Education Class. Methods Students in treatment and comparison groups were exposed to an activity-based Physical Education curricula. The treatment group received eight behavioral skill-building lessons integrated into the existing curriculum. Results The Social Cognitive Theory-based Educational treatment increased levels of moderate Physical exercise occurring outside the Classroom. Conclusions This study demonstrated an impact on adolescent leisure time moderate Physical exercise using Classroom instruction. The intervention was most effective with students who were previously sedentary. The curricular approaches used to promote regular moderate exercise may be useful for sedentary adolescents.

Mary Story - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • motivational interviewing as a component of a school based obesity prevention program for adolescent girls
    Journal of The American Dietetic Association, 2009
    Co-Authors: Colleen Flattum, Dianne Neumarksztainer, Sarah E Friend, Mary Story
    Abstract:

    Abstract Over the past decade, motivational interviewing has been used by health professionals to promote health behavior changes and help individuals increase their motivation or "readiness" to change. This paper describes a preliminary study that evaluated the feasibility of motivational interviewing as a component of New Moves, a school-based obesity prevention program. New Moves is a program for inactive adolescent high school girls who are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight due to low levels of Physical activity. Throughout the 18-week pilot study, 41 girls, age 16 to 18 years, participated in an all-girls Physical Education Class that focused on increasing Physical activity, healthful eating, and social support. Individual sessions, using motivational interviewing techniques, were also conducted with 20 of the girls to develop goals and actions related to eating and Physical activity. Among the 20 girls, 81% completed all seven of the individual sessions, and girls set a goal 100% of the time. Motivational interviewing offers a promising component of school-based obesity-prevention programs and was found to be feasible to implement in school settings and acceptable to the adolescents.

  • new moves a school based obesity prevention program for adolescent girls
    Preventive Medicine, 2003
    Co-Authors: Dianne Neumarksztainer, Mary Story, Peter J Hannan, Jeanna Rex
    Abstract:

    Abstract Background This study tests the feasibility of an innovative school-based program for obesity prevention among adolescent girls. New Moves was implemented as a multicomponent, girls-only, high-school Physical Education Class. Methods Six schools were equally randomized into intervention and control conditions. Data were collected at baseline, postintervention, and 8-month follow-up to assess program impact on Physical activity, eating patterns, self-perceptions, and body mass index (BMI) among 89 girls in the intervention and 112 girls in the control conditions. Program evaluation also included interviews with school staff, parent surveys, and participant interviews and process evaluation surveys. Results The feasibility of implementing New Moves was high, as indicated by strong satisfaction among participants, parents, and school staff, and by program sustainability. Participants perceived a positive program impact on their Physical activity, eating patterns, and self-image. Girls in the intervention significantly progressed in their stage of behavioral change for Physical activity from baseline to follow-up. However, for the majority of outcome variables, differences between intervention and control schools at postintervention and follow-up were not statistically significant. Conclusions New Moves was well received and fills a needed niche within school Physical Education programs. An expanded intervention and evaluation is needed to enhance and assess long-term program effectiveness.

David B Allen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • school based fitness changes are lost during the summer vacation
    JAMA Pediatrics, 2007
    Co-Authors: Aaron L Carrel, Randall R Clark, Susan E Peterson, Jens C Eickhoff, David B Allen
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    Objective: To determine the changes in percentage of body fat, cardiovascular fitness, and insulin levels during the 3-month summer break in overweight children enrolled in a school-based fitness program. Study Design: Overweight middle-school children were randomized to a lifestyle-focused Physical Education Class (treatment) or standard Physical Education Class (control) for 1 school year (9 months; previously reported). This analysis reports changes during the 3-month summer break in children who participated in the fitness intervention group and who remained at this school the following year and repeated a fitness Class. At the beginning and end of the school year, children underwent evaluation of (1) fasting levels of insulin and glucose, (2) body composition by means of dual x-ray absorptiometry, and (3) maximum oxygen consumption as determined by treadmill use. Setting: Rural middle school and an academic children’s hospital. Participants: Overweight middle-school children. Intervention: School-based fitness curriculum, followed by summer break, and an additional year of schoolbased fitness intervention. Main Outcome Measures: Cardiovascular fitness test results (maximum oxygen consumption), body composition, and fasting insulin levels. Results: Improvements seen during the 9-month schoolyear intervention in cardiovascular fitness, fasting insulin levels, and body composition were lost during the 3-month summer break. During this summer break, mean ± SD fitness level decreased (maximum oxygen consumption, �3.2±1.9 mL/kg per minute; P=.007), fasting insulin level increased (44±69 pmol/L [6.1±9.7 mIU/ mL]; P= .056), and percentage of body fat increased (1.3%±1.3%;P=.02) to levels that were similar to those seen before the school intervention. Conclusion: In obese middle-school children, schoolbased fitness interventions are an important vehicle for health promotion, but without sustained intervention, these benefits may be lost during the extended summer break. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161:561-564