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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
卷 38, 期 2, 页码 154-162出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.09.038
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [5R01HL073776]
- American Cancer Society [RSGPB 113653]
- Arredondo by the American Cancer Society [PFT-04-156-01]
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [F31DK079345]
Background: parenting interventions have achieved changes in factors associated with childhood obesity but few have tested the effects oil multiple parental influences. Purpose: This Study examined the efficacy of an intervention aimed at improving several dimensions of parenting related to childhood obesity Design: The Study used a 2 X 2 factorial design. Setting/participants: In 2003, a sample of 13 Southern California schools was randomized to one of four conditions. micro-environment only, macro-environment only, micro-plus-macro-environment, and no treatment control condition. Participants included 811 predominantly Mexican immigrant/Mexican-American mothers with children in kindergarten through second grade. Intervention: In both micro conditions, participants received monthly home visits by a promotora over a 7-month period Plus monthly mailed newsletters. Main outcome measures: In 2008, intervention effects were examined oil (1) parenting strategies, Including limit setting, monitoring, discipline, control, and reinforcement related to children's diet and physical activity, (2) parental Support for physical activity; (3) parent-mediated family behaviors such as family meals eaten together and TV watching during family dinners; and (4) perceived barriers and other parent cognitions related to children's eating and activity. Results: At the 2-year follow-up, significant improvements were observed in three of five parenting strategies, parental support, and two of four parent-mediated family behaviors among parents receiving the micro intervention (i.e., those who received promotora visits and monthly newsletters), as compared with those in the macro-only and control conditions. Conclusions: Aspects of parenting related to children's risk for obesity and related health outcomes are modifiable with the support of a promotora and print media. (Am J Prev Med 2010,38(2) 154-162) (c) 2010 American Journal of Preventive Medicine
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