The empowerment of low-income parents engaged in a childhood obesity intervention.

Auteur(s) :
Jurkowski JM., Lawson HA., Green Mills LL., Wilner PG., Davison KK.
Date :
Avr, 2014
Source(s) :
Family & community health. #37:2 p104-18
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Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, School of Public Health (Dr Jurkowski and Ms Green Mills), and Department of Educational Administration & Policy Studies (Drs Lawson and Wilner) and School of Social Welfare (Dr Lawson), University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York; and Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Davison). [email protected]

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Parents influence children's obesity risk factors but are infrequently targeted for interventions. This study targeting low-income parents integrated a community-based participatory research approach with the Family Ecological Model and Empowerment Theory to develop a childhood obesity intervention. This article (1) examines pre- to postintervention changes in parents' empowerment; (2) determines the effects of intervention dose on empowerment, and (3) determines whether changes in parent empowerment mediate previous changes identified in food-, physical activity-, and screen-related parenting. The pre-post quasi-experimental design evaluation demonstrated positive changes in parent empowerment and empowerment predicted improvement in parenting practices. The integrated model applied in this study provides a means to enhance intervention relevance and guide translation to other childhood obesity and health disparities studies.

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