| Childhood obesity study: a pilot study of the effect of the nutrition education program Color My Pyramid. | |
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PMID: 19363107 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The need for successful nutrition interventions is critical as the prevalence of childhood obesity increases. Thus, this pilot project examines the effect of a nutrition education program, Color My Pyramid, on children's nutrition knowledge, self-care practices, activity levels, and nutrition status. Using a pretest-posttest, quasiexperimental design, 126 fourth- and fifth-grade students from experimental and control schools are compared. The intervention program incorporates an online component www.MyPyramid.gov, Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, and consists of six classes taught over a 3-month period. Results indicated that the program increased nutrition knowledge in the control group. Furthermore, it increased activity time from pretest to posttest and decreased systolic blood pressure for children in both groups; however, there were no significant differences in BMI percentiles. The findings indicate that Color My Pyramid can be successfully employed in school settings and thus support school nursing practice. |
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Authors:
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Jean Burley Moore; Lisa Renee Pawloski; Patricia Goldberg; Mi Oh Kyeung; Ana Stoehr; Heibatollah Baghi |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-04-10 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses Volume: 25 ISSN: 1059-8405 ISO Abbreviation: J Sch Nurs Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-05-13 Completed Date: 2009-08-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9206498 Medline TA: J Sch Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 230-9 Citation Subset: N |
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College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA. |
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Child District of Columbia Exercise Female Food Habits* Health Behavior Health Education / methods* Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Intervention Studies Male Nutritional Status Obesity / prevention & control* Pilot Projects Video Games* |
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