| VERB™ Summer Scorecard: Increasing Tween Girls' Vigorous Physical Activity. | |
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PMID: 23343317 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: We assessed changes in the frequency of self-reported physical activity (PA) among tween girls exposed and not exposed to the VERB™ Summer Scorecard (VSS) intervention in Lexington, Kentucky, during 2004, 2006, and 2007. METHODS: Girls who reported 0-1 day per week of PA were classified as having little or no PA. Girls who reported 2-3 days of PA were classified as low PA performers; 4-5 days of PA were labeled as moderate performers; and 6-7 days of PA were identified as high performers. Logit regression analysis of survey data from girls identified trends in PA frequency across time. RESULTS: In 2004, participant girls were more likely than girls unfamiliar with VSS (reference group girls) to report high frequency of PA (OR = 1.44, CI = 1.18, 1.70). In 2006, participants were statistically less likely than reference group girls to report low frequency of PA (OR = 1.75, CI = 1.33, 2.21). In 2007, VSS participants were consistently more likely to report moderate frequency (OR = 1.56, CI = 1.35, 1.77) and high frequency of PA (OR = 1.44, CI = 1.24, 1.64) than reference group girls. CONCLUSION: An innovative, community-driven intervention demonstrated promise for increasing PA among tween girls. VSS may have transportability to other communities to help reverse the secular trend of declining PA for this population segment. |
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Moya L Alfonso; Zachary Thompson; Robert J McDermott; Gavin Colquitt; Jeffery A Jones; Carol A Bryant; Anita H Courtney; Jenna L Davis; Yiliang Zhu |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of school health Volume: 83 ISSN: 1746-1561 ISO Abbreviation: J Sch Health Publication Date: 2013 Mar |
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Created Date: 2013-01-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376370 Medline TA: J Sch Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 164-70 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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© 2013, American School Health Association. |
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Assistant Professor, (malfonso@georgiasouthern.edu), Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, PO Box 8015, Statesboro, GA 30460. |
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