GO GIRLS!: Results From a Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for Low-Income, Overweight African American Adolescent Females
| Autor: | Sakinah Carter, Dongqing Terry Wang, Ken Resnicow, Amy L. Yaroch, Larisa Slaughter, Desiree Coleman, Tom Baranowski, Anissa Davis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Program evaluation
Gerontology Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Diet Reducing Cross-sectional study Population 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Health Promotion Overweight Article 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Outcome Assessment Health Care medicine Humans Obesity education Socioeconomic status Exercise Health Education Poverty education.field_of_study 030505 public health Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Public Housing business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Focus Groups Focus group Black or African American Health education Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Program Evaluation |
| Popis: | This article describes the development, implementation, and results of an intervention designed for inner-city, overweight African American adolescent women. Fifty-seven participants were recruited from four public housing developments. Participants were administered physiologic, dietary, and cognitive assessments at baseline and immediately postintervention. Each session comprised three elements: (1) an educational/behavioral activity, (2) 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity, and (3) preparation and tasting of low-fat meals. In the absence of a control group, results were compared for high and low attenders, the former defined as attending at least 50% of the sessions. High attenders ( n = 26) showed more favorable 6-month posttest values for most outcomes compared with low attenders ( n = 31). These effects achieved statistical significance for nutrition knowledge, low-fat practices, perceived changes in low-fat practices, and social support. |
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