Coronary disease risk factor reduction and behavior modification in minority adolescents: The PATH program

Fardy, Paul S.; White, Richard E.; Haltiwanger-Schmitz, Katie; Magel, John R.; McDermott, Kevin J.; Clark, Luther T.; Hurster, M

doi:10.1016/1054-139x(95)00283-x

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“…Twelve of these studies had positive effects on students' health-related fitness knowledge, six studies had a positive effect on students' physical activity levels, and five studies significantly influenced students' fitness levels. Seven of these 12 studies revealed intervention effects both on health-related fitness knowledge and on physical activity (four studies: Harrell et al, 1996;Killen et al, 1989;Manios & Kafatos, 1999;Marcus, Channing Wheeler, Cullen, & Crane, 1987) or fitness levels (three studies: Bush, Zuckerman, Taggart, et al, 1989;Fardy, White, Haltiwanger-Schmitz, & Magel, 1996;Perry et al, 2002). Finally, the results concerning the one study by Caballero et al (2003) with a high methodological quality are unclear because on the one hand, positive effects on students' physical activity were revealed from the data assessed by questionnaire and on the other hand, no intervention effects were shown from the data assessed by a physical activity motion sensor.…”

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The effects of school-based physical activity interventions on students' health-related fitness knowledge: A systematic review

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et al. 2015

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The effects of school-based physical activity interventions on students' health-related fitness knowledge: A systematic review

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Thiel

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Educational Research Review

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“…Several school-based studies have been conducted in the developed countries to assess the impact of nutrition, lifestyle (Luepker et al, 1996) and physical education interventions (Sallis et al, 1993) on overweight and obesity in children. The age groups targeted in these intervention studies ranged from 6-year-old children in grade 1 in the Chile program (Kain et al, 2004) to 18-year-old students in grade 12 in the Physical Activity and Teenage Health (PATH) program in the United States (Fardy et al, 1996). Our study targeted eleventh-grade students (high school), as they are responsible, can act as peer educators and have the potential for making the lifestyle program sustainable in school setting.…”

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Effects of controlled school-based multi-component model of nutrition and lifestyle interventions on behavior modification, anthropometry and metabolic risk profile of urban Asian Indian adolescents in North India

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Background/Objectives: To study the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention model of nutrition and lifestyle education on behavior modification, anthropometry and metabolic risk profile of urban Asian-Indian adolescents in North India. Subjects/Methods: Two schools matched for student strength and middle socioeconomic strata were randomly allocated to intervention and control group. Changes in nutrition-related knowledge, attitude, lifestyle practices, food frequency and body image of eleventh-grade students (15-17 years) in both schools were tested using a validated questionnaire. Anthropometric and biochemical measurements were made using standard methods. Segmental body composition analysis was carried out using an 8-electrode multifrequency bioelectrical impedance method of body fat estimation. Results: At 6 months follow-up, significant improvement in several domains of knowledge was observed in intervention children (n ¼ 99; males ¼ 60; females ¼ 39) as compared with control school children (n ¼ 102; males ¼ 61; females ¼ 41). In the intervention group, significantly lower proportion of children consumed aerated drinks (15.1%; Po0.001) and energy-dense unhealthy foods (8.9%; P ¼ 0.03), whereas significantly higher proportion brought tiffin (packed lunch) to school (14.9%; P ¼ 0.004) and brought a fruit in their tiffin (30.7%; Po0.001) as compared with the control group. Significant decrease in mean waist circumference (P ¼ 0.02, 95% confidence interval (CI) ¼ À2.43,À0.17), sagittal abdominal diameter (Po0.001, 95% CI ¼ À0.82,À0.09), waist-to-hip ratio (P ¼ 0.02, 95% CI ¼ À0.03,À0.004) and fasting blood glucose (P ¼ 0.05, 95% CI ¼ À0.09, 5.00) was seen in intervention as compared with control school children. Conclusions: Multi-component model of nutrition and lifestyle education was successful in improving the nutrition-related knowledge, eating habits and lifestyle practices, and resulted in beneficial changes in anthropometric and biochemical profiles of the Asian Indian adolescents. This model should be applied on countrywide basis to prevent obesity and diabetes.

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“…Health education was adopted from PATH (Physical Activity Teenage Health) translated into French [1,20]. A manual consisting of written and oral exercises on the following topics was provided to all subjects: 1.…”

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A conative educational model for an intervention program in obese youth

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BackgroundObesity in children has increased in recent years throughout the world and is associated with adverse health consequences. Early interventions, including appropriate pedagogy strategies, are important for a successful intervention program. The aim of this study was to assess changes in body mass index, the ability to perform sport activities, behavior in the classroom and academic performance following one year of a health-wellness intervention program in obese youth.MethodsThe CEMHaVi program included 37 obese children (19 girls and 18 boys). Participants received an intervention program consisting of physical activity and health education. Assessment included body mass index, academic performance, classroom performance and ability to perform sport activities. Paired t tests were used to assess the effects of intervention, and chi square was used to assess inter-action between measures.ResultsFindings of the study suggest significant decrease in Z scores of Body Mass Index and an improvement of academic performance, classroom behavior and the ability to perform sport activities (p < 0.05). Chi square testing showed significant positive inter-actions between body mass index, classroom behavior and academic performance.ConclusionsResults following year one of CEMHaVi showed that a program of physical activity and health education had positive effects on obesity, behavior in the classroom and the ability to perform sport activities in obese adolescents. Significant inter-action in changes between variables was observed. Findings are important for designing intervention models to improve health in obese youth.

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Coronary disease risk factor reduction and behavior modification in minority adolescents: The PATH program

Cited by 54 publications

References 26 publications

The effects of school-based physical activity interventions on students' health-related fitness knowledge: A systematic review

The effects of school-based physical activity interventions on students' health-related fitness knowledge: A systematic review

Effects of controlled school-based multi-component model of nutrition and lifestyle interventions on behavior modification, anthropometry and metabolic risk profile of urban Asian Indian adolescents in North India

A conative educational model for an intervention program in obese youth

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