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Singh, A. S.; Chinapaw, M. J. M.; Brug, J.; van Mechelen, W. – Health Education Research, 2009
Health promotion programs benefit from an accompanying process evaluation since it can provide more insight in the strengths and weaknesses of a program. A process evaluation was conducted to assess the reach, implementation, satisfaction and maintenance of a school-based program aimed at the prevention of excessive weight gain among Dutch…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obesity, Intervention, Health Promotion
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Wind, M.; Bjelland, M.; Perez-Rodrigo, C.; te Velde, S. J.; Hildonen, C.; Bere, E.; Klepp, K.-I.; Brug, J. – Health Education Research, 2008
The purpose was to investigate the degree of implementation and appreciation of a comprehensive school-randomized fruit and vegetable intervention program and to what extent these factors were associated with changes in reported fruit and vegetable intake. The study was conducted among 10- to 13-year old children exposed to the intervention during…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parent Participation, Questionnaires, Eating Habits
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Mangunkusumo, R. T.; Brug, J.; Duisterhout, J. S.; de Koning, H. J.; Raat, H. – Health Education Research, 2007
An Internet tool for monitoring, personalized feedback and referral was developed to support routine adolescent preventive care and was compared with usual practice using paper and pencil (P&P). A total of 1071 students (average age 15 years) from seven secondary schools were randomly assigned to the Internet or P&P group. The Internet group…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Health Promotion, Physicians, Nurses
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Van Sluijs, E. M. F.; Van Poppel, M. N. M.; Twisk, J. W. R.; Brug, J.; Van Mechelen, W. – Health Education Research, 2005
PACE (Physician-based Assessment and Counseling for Exercise) is an individualized theory-based minimal intervention strategy aimed at the enhancement of regular physical activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a PACE intervention applied by general practitioners (GPs) on potential determinants of physical activity. A…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physical Activities, Self Efficacy, Physical Activity Level
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Reubsaet, A.; Reinaerts, E. B. M.; Brug, J.; van Hooff, J. P.; van den Borne, H. W. – Health Education Research, 2004
This paper describes the process evaluation of an organ donation education program for high school students aged 15-18 years of which the effectiveness was established. The program consisted of three components: a video with group discussion, an interactive computer-tailored program and a registration training session. A cross-sectional survey was…
Descriptors: Video Technology, High School Students, Group Discussion, Formative Evaluation
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Reubsaet, A.; Brug, J.; Kitslaar, J.; Van Hooff, J. P.; van den Borne, H. W. – Health Education Research, 2004
The present paper describes the impact and evaluation of two intervention components--a video with group discussion and an interactive computer-tailored program--in order to encourage adolescents to register their organ donation preference. Studies were conducted in school during regular school hours. The video with group discussion in class had a…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Group Discussion, Intervention, Donors