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Publication Date: 2016-Feb
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One-Year Efficacy Testing of Enabling Mothers to Prevent Pediatric Obesity through Web-Based Education and Reciprocal Determinism (EMPOWER) Randomized Control Trial
Knowlden, Adam; Sharma, Manoj
Health Education & Behavior, v43 n1 p94-106 Feb 2016
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Enabling Mothers to Prevent Pediatric Obesity through Web-Based Education and Reciprocal Determinism (EMPOWER) intervention at 1-year, postintervention follow-up. Method: A mixed between-within subjects design was used to evaluate the trial. Independent variables included a two-level, group assignment: EMPOWER (experimental intervention) based on social cognitive theory (SCT) as well as a knowledge-based intervention Healthy Lifestyles (active control intervention). Dependent variables were evaluated across four levels of time: baseline (Week 0), posttest (Week 4), 1-month follow-up (Week 8), and 1-year follow-up (Week 60). Dependent variables included five maternal-facilitated SCT constructs (environment, emotional coping, expectations, self-control, and self-efficacy) as well as four child behaviors (minutes of child physical activity, cups of fruits and vegetables consumed, 8-ounce glasses of sugar-sweetened beverages consumed, and minutes of screen time). Null hypotheses implied no significant group-by-time interactions for the dependent variables under investigation. Results: A significant group-by-time interaction for child fruit and vegetable consumption was found in the experimental group (p = 0.012) relative to the control group. At 1 year, results suggested an overall increase of 1.847 cups of fruits and vegetables (95% confidence interval = 1.207-2.498) in the experimental group (p < 0.001). Analysis suggested changes in the maternal-facilitated home environment accounted for 13.3% of the variance in the change in child fruit and vegetable consumption. Improvements in child physical activity, sugar-free beverage intake, and screen time first detected at 1-month follow-up in both groups were no longer significant at 1-year follow-up. Conclusions: An online family-and-home-based intervention was efficacious for improving child fruit and vegetable consumption. Follow-up booster sessions may assist in maintaining treatment effects.
Descriptors: Prevention, Obesity, Health Behavior, Child Behavior, Social Cognition, Life Style, Mothers, Pediatrics, Web Based Instruction, Intervention, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Coping, Self Control, Self Efficacy, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits, Food, Television Viewing, Family Environment, Program Effectiveness, Children, Young Children, Validity, Measures (Individuals), Structural Equation Models, Parent Child Relationship, Multivariate Analysis, Pretests Posttests
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