Elementary School Nurses’ Perceptions and Practices Regarding Body Mass Index Measurement in School Children

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 298-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candace Hendershot ◽  
Susan K. Telljohann ◽  
James H. Price ◽  
Joseph A. Dake ◽  
Nancy W. Mosca
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Body Mass Index Measurement ◽  
Index Measurement ◽  
Efficacy Expectations ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

This study examines elementary school nurses’ perceived efficacy expectations, perceived barriers, and perceived benefits to measuring body mass index (BMI) in students in schools with mandated BMI policies versus schools without mandated policies. Of the 2,629 school nurses participating in the study, 67% believe nurses should measure BMI in schools, 62% believe BMI results should be sent home, and 81% believe nurses should be designing programs to help children address overweight issues. In schools with a BMI assessment mandate, the nurses’ efficacy expectations are statistically significantly greater and nurses’ perceptions of barriers to measuring BMI are significantly lower. The most common perceived barriers to measuring BMI are inadequate school resources (57.6%) and inadequate or inappropriate parental responses (55.2%). Obese school nurses perceive significantly more barriers to measuring youths’ BMIs than do nonobese school nurses. Having mandates has a positive influence on school nurses and their measurement of BMI and increases the likelihood that nurses will measure BMI.

scholarly journals PREVALENSI STATUS GIZI PADA SISWA-SISWI SMK N PRINGKUKU KABUPATEN PACITAN

Pro Food ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
Novian Wely Asmoro ◽  
A.I. Niken Tari ◽  
Afriyanti .
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Nutrition Status ◽  
General Description ◽  
Nutritional Conditions ◽  
Body Mass Index Measurement ◽  
Index Measurement

School-aged teenagers, in particular, have a habit and the pattern of food consumption is often irregular and does not pay attention to the pattern of good and balanced consumption. The condition of unbalanced consumption patterns can affect individual nutritional status. Body mass index measurement (BMI) is related to the prevalence of nutritional status in students of SMK N Pringkuku Kab. Pacitan is used as a general description of nutritional conditions within the school environment. Nutrition status data obtained from the calculation of height and weight and then calculated body mass index (BMI), and data related to healthy habits and lifestyle obtained from the filling of questionnaires by respondents. The results showed that there were students with less nutritional status, normal nutritional status, more nutritional status, and obesity were 25.44%, 58.18% 10.91% and 5.45% respectively with the condition related to sex and general breakfast habits and the frequency of eating a day showed 72.09% of students behaved well, while 27.91% of students behaved eating is not good.   Keywords: body mass index, consumption patterns, nutrition, students ABSTRAK Remaja usia sekolah khususnya memilikikebiasaan dan pola konsumsi makanan sering tidak teratur serta tidak memperhatikan pola konsumsi yang baik dan seimbang. Kondisi pola konsumsi yang tidak seimbang dapat berpengaruh pada status gizi individu. Pengukuran body mass index (BMI) terkait dengan prevalensi status gizi pada siswa SMK N Pringkuku Kab. Pacitan digunakan sebagai gambaran umum kondisi gizi dilingkungan sekolah. Data status gizi diperoleh dari perhitungan tinggi badan dan berat badan kemudian dilakukan perhitungan body mass index (BMI), dan data terkait kebiasaan-kebiasaan dan pola hidup sehat diperoleh dari pengisian kuisoner oleh responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukan terdapat siswa dengan status gizi kurang, status gizi normal, status gizi lebih dan obesitas berturut-turut sebanyak 25,44%, 58,18% 10,91% dan 5,45% dengan kondisi tersebut berhubungan dengan jenis kelamin serta secara umum kebiasaan sarapan pagi dan frekuensi makan dalam sehari menujukan 72,09% siswa berperilaku makan baik, sedangkan 27,91% siswa berperilaku makan tidak baik. Kata kunci : body mass index, gizi, pola konsumsi,siswa

Body mass index measurement system as a desktop-based nutrition monitor

2020 ◽  
Vol 1469 ◽  
pp. 012104
Author(s):  
A A G Ekayana ◽  
I N B Hartawan ◽  
I G M N Desnanjaya ◽  
I D M A B Joni
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Body Mass Index Measurement ◽  
Index Measurement

scholarly journals Body Mass Index Measurement in Schools*

2007 ◽  
Vol 77 (10) ◽  
pp. 651-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison J. Nihiser ◽  
Sarah M. Lee ◽  
Howell Wechsler ◽  
Mary McKenna ◽  
Erica Odom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Mass Index Measurement ◽  
Index Measurement

scholarly journals Body Mass Index Measurement and Obesity Prevalence in Ten U.S. Health Plans

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 126-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Arterburn ◽  
G. L. Alexander ◽  
J. Calvi ◽  
L. A. Coleman ◽  
M. W. Gillman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Health Plans ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Body Mass Index Measurement ◽  
Index Measurement

scholarly journals Effect of Children’s Weight Status on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior during Physical Education, Recess, and After School

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2651
Author(s):  
Zachary C. Pope ◽  
Charles Huang ◽  
David Stodden ◽  
Daniel J. McDonough ◽  
Zan Gao
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
After School ◽  
Healthy Weight

Children’s body mass index may affect physical activity (PA) participation. Therefore, this study examined the effect of children’s weight status on underserved elementary school children’s PA and sedentary behavior (SB) throughout the segmented day. Participants were 138 children (X¯age = 8.14 years). Children’s height and weight were measured with subsequent classification of children as healthy weight or overweight/obese. Durations of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), light PA (LPA), and SB during physical education (PE), morning recess, lunch recess, after school, and overall were assessed via accelerometry over three days. Independent t-tests evaluated differences in children’s MVPA, LPA, and SB during each daily segment by weight status. Significantly higher MVPA was observed for children of healthy weight status versus children with overweight/obesity during morning recess, t(136) = 2.15, p = 0.03, after school, t(136) = 2.68, p < 0.01, and overall, t(136) = 2.65, p < 0.01. Interestingly, comparisons of children of healthy weight status and children with overweight/obesity’s LPA and SB during the after-school segment revealed a trend wherein children with overweight/obesity participated in slightly greater LPA/less SB than children of healthy weight status. Higher MVPA was observed among children of healthy weight versus children with overweight/obesity during most daily segments. Concerted efforts should focus on increasing MVPA among children with overweight/obesity.

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