OBJECTIVES: We used a participatory process to develop an obesity intervention appropriate for elementary school personnel. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial included 16 school worksites (8 intervention, 8 control). Intervention schools formed committees to develop and implement health promotion activities for employees. Anthropometric and self-report data were collected at baseline and postintervention (2 years later). The primary outcome measures were body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio, physical activity, and fruit and vegetable consumption. RESULTS: After adjustment for age, ethnicity, and job classification, employees in intervention schools reduced their BMI by an average of 0.04 kg/m2, and those in control schools increased their BMI by an average of 0.37 kg/m2. Comparisons for waist-hip ratio, weekly physical activity minutes, and fruit and vegetable consumption were not significant. CONCLUSIONS: The participatory process appeared to be an effective means for stimulating change. The intervention may have slowed and perhaps reversed the tendency of adults to gain weight progressively with age.
RCT Entities:
OBJECTIVES: We used a participatory process to develop an obesity intervention appropriate for elementary school personnel. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial included 16 school worksites (8 intervention, 8 control). Intervention schools formed committees to develop and implement health promotion activities for employees. Anthropometric and self-report data were collected at baseline and postintervention (2 years later). The primary outcome measures were body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio, physical activity, and fruit and vegetable consumption. RESULTS: After adjustment for age, ethnicity, and job classification, employees in intervention schools reduced their BMI by an average of 0.04 kg/m2, and those in control schools increased their BMI by an average of 0.37 kg/m2. Comparisons for waist-hip ratio, weekly physical activity minutes, and fruit and vegetable consumption were not significant. CONCLUSIONS: The participatory process appeared to be an effective means for stimulating change. The intervention may have slowed and perhaps reversed the tendency of adults to gain weight progressively with age.
Authors: Ali H Mokdad; Earl S Ford; Barbara A Bowman; William H Dietz; Frank Vinicor; Virginia S Bales; James S Marks Journal: JAMA Date: 2003-01-01 Impact factor: 56.272
Authors: Cora L Craig; Alison L Marshall; Michael Sjöström; Adrian E Bauman; Michael L Booth; Barbara E Ainsworth; Michael Pratt; Ulf Ekelund; Agneta Yngve; James F Sallis; Pekka Oja Journal: Med Sci Sports Exerc Date: 2003-08 Impact factor: 5.411
Authors: Frances E Thompson; Amy F Subar; Albert F Smith; Douglas Midthune; Kathy L Radimer; Lisa L Kahle; Victor Kipnis Journal: J Am Diet Assoc Date: 2002-12
Authors: Natalie V Schwatka; Derek Smith; David Weitzenkamp; Adam Atherly; Miranda J Dally; Claire V S Brockbank; Liliana Tenney; Ron Z Goetzel; Kimberly Jinnett; James McMillen; Lee S Newman Journal: Ann Work Expo Health Date: 2018-09-13 Impact factor: 2.179
Authors: Taylor C Salinardi; Payal Batra; Susan B Roberts; Lorien E Urban; Lisa M Robinson; Anastassios G Pittas; Alice H Lichtenstein; Thilo Deckersbach; Edward Saltzman; Sai Krupa Das Journal: Am J Clin Nutr Date: 2013-02-20 Impact factor: 7.045
Authors: Jeanne Miranda; Michael K Ong; Loretta Jones; Bowen Chung; Elizabeth L Dixon; Lingqi Tang; Jim Gilmore; Cathy Sherbourne; Victoria K Ngo; Susan Stockdale; Esmeralda Ramos; Thomas R Belin; Kenneth B Wells Journal: J Gen Intern Med Date: 2013-05-14 Impact factor: 5.128
Authors: Kamden D Hoffmann; Adrienne Walnoha; Jennifer Sloan; Praewpannarai Buddadhumaruk; Hsin-Hui Huang; Jeffrey Borrebach; Patricia A Cluss; Jessica G Burke Journal: Prog Community Health Partnersh Date: 2015