Shreela V Sharma1, Tasnuva Rashid2, Nalini Ranjit3, Courtney Byrd-Williams4, Ru-Jye Chuang5, Cynthia Roberts-Gray6, Margaret Briley7, Sara Sweitzer8, Deanna M Hoelscher9. 1. Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas School of Public Health, 1200 Hermann Pressler, RAS E603, Houston, TX 77030, United States. Electronic address: Shreela.V.Sharma@uth.tmc.edu. 2. The University of Texas School of Public Health, 1200 Hermann Pressler, Houston, TX 77030, United States. Electronic address: Tasnuva.Rashid@uth.tmc.edu. 3. Health Promotion/Behavioral Sciences, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United States. Electronic address: Nalini.Ranjit@uth.tmc.edu. 4. Health Promotion/Behavioral Sciences, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, 1616 Guadalupe Street, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United States. Electronic address: courtney.e.byrdwilliams@uth.tmc.edu. 5. UT School of Public Health, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas School of Public Health, 1200 Hermann Pressler, RAS E611, Houston, TX 77030, United States. Electronic address: Ru-Jye.Chuang@uth.tmc.edu. 6. Third Coast R&D, Inc., 2728 Ave Q, Galveston, TX 77550, United States. Electronic address: croberts@thirdcoastresearch.com. 7. Nutritional Sciences, School of Human Ecology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78746, United States. Electronic address: m.briley@austin.utexas.edu. 8. Nutritional Sciences, School of Human Ecology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, A2700, Austin, TX 78712, United States. Electronic address: sjsweitz@mail.utexas.edu. 9. Department of Health Promotion/Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, 1616 Guadalupe Street, 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United States. Electronic address: Deanna.M.Hoelscher@uth.tmc.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the parent- and early care education (ECE) center-based Lunch is in the Bag program on communication between parent, child, and their ECE center providers around fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods (FVWG). METHOD:A total of n=30 ECE center; 577 parent-child dyads participated in this group-randomized controlled trial conducted from 2011 to 2013 in Texas (n=15 ECE center, 327 dyads intervention group; n=15 ECE center, 250 dyads comparison group). Parent-child and parent-ECE center provider communication was measured using a parent-reported survey administered at baseline and end of the five-week intervention period. Multilevel linear regression analysis was used to compare the pre-to-post intervention changes in the parent-child and parent-ECE center provider communication scales. Significance was set at p<0.05. RESULTS: At baseline, parent-child and parent-ECE center provider communication scores were low. There was a significant increase post-intervention in the parent-ECE center provider communication around vegetables (Adjusted β=0.78, 95%CI: 0.13, 1.43, p=0.002), and around fruit (Adjusted β=0.62, 95%CI: 0.04, 0.20, p=0.04) among the parents in the intervention group as compared to those in the comparison group. There were no significant intervention effects on parent-child communication. CONCLUSION: Lunch is in the Bag had significant positive effects on improving communication between the parents and ECE center providers around FVWG.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the parent- and early care education (ECE) center-based Lunch is in the Bag program on communication between parent, child, and their ECE center providers around fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods (FVWG). METHOD: A total of n=30 ECE center; 577 parent-child dyads participated in this group-randomized controlled trial conducted from 2011 to 2013 in Texas (n=15 ECE center, 327 dyads intervention group; n=15 ECE center, 250 dyads comparison group). Parent-child and parent-ECE center provider communication was measured using a parent-reported survey administered at baseline and end of the five-week intervention period. Multilevel linear regression analysis was used to compare the pre-to-post intervention changes in the parent-child and parent-ECE center provider communication scales. Significance was set at p<0.05. RESULTS: At baseline, parent-child and parent-ECE center provider communication scores were low. There was a significant increase post-intervention in the parent-ECE center provider communication around vegetables (Adjusted β=0.78, 95%CI: 0.13, 1.43, p=0.002), and around fruit (Adjusted β=0.62, 95%CI: 0.04, 0.20, p=0.04) among the parents in the intervention group as compared to those in the comparison group. There were no significant intervention effects on parent-child communication. CONCLUSION: Lunch is in the Bag had significant positive effects on improving communication between the parents and ECE center providers around FVWG.
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