TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of a web-based component of a nutrition and physical activity behavioral intervention with Girl Scouts
AU - Rydell, Sarah A.
AU - French, Simone A.
AU - Fulkerson, Jayne A.
AU - Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne
AU - Faricy Gerlach, Anne
AU - Story, Mary
AU - Christopherson, Kyle K.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH/ROI-HD37743).
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - This study describes the development and usage of a Web-based component of a nutrition and physical activity behavioral intervention to promote bone health among preadolescent girls. Thirty Girl Scout troops were randomized to either an intervention or control group for a 2-year period. Girls in the intervention troops (aged 10 to 12 years, N=194) were exposed to grade-specific Web sites that were developed to reinforce the content of the broader, face-to-face intervention. In 5th grade, 82% of the girls logged on once and 48% logged on more than once, compared to 56% and 23% of 6th graders, respectively. Results suggest that although Web-site usage decreased over time, a Web-site program may be useful as a component of a face-to-face, multicomponent intervention. More research is needed to determine ways to enhance and maintain Web-site use over time among youth in health-behavior intervention programs.
AB - This study describes the development and usage of a Web-based component of a nutrition and physical activity behavioral intervention to promote bone health among preadolescent girls. Thirty Girl Scout troops were randomized to either an intervention or control group for a 2-year period. Girls in the intervention troops (aged 10 to 12 years, N=194) were exposed to grade-specific Web sites that were developed to reinforce the content of the broader, face-to-face intervention. In 5th grade, 82% of the girls logged on once and 48% logged on more than once, compared to 56% and 23% of 6th graders, respectively. Results suggest that although Web-site usage decreased over time, a Web-site program may be useful as a component of a face-to-face, multicomponent intervention. More research is needed to determine ways to enhance and maintain Web-site use over time among youth in health-behavior intervention programs.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jada.2005.06.027
DO - 10.1016/j.jada.2005.06.027
M3 - Article
C2 - 16129089
AN - SCOPUS:24044469674
VL - 105
SP - 1447
EP - 1450
JO - Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
JF - Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
SN - 2212-2672
IS - 9
ER -