scholarly journals Formative research to develop a school-based, community-linked physical activity role model programme for girls: CHoosing Active Role Models to INspire Girls (CHARMING)

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Morgan ◽  
Jordan Van Godwin ◽  
Kirsty Darwent ◽  
Alison Fildes
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Formative Research ◽  
School Based

Parental support of children’s physical activity in Hong Kong

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ka-Man Leung ◽  
Pak-Kwong Chung ◽  
Seungmo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Exercise Barriers ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity

This study (a) presented a structural model for examining how parents’ perceptions of their children’s competence, exercise benefits, exercise barriers and neighbourhood safety influenced parental support and their children’s physical activity (PA) and (b) examined the mediating effect of parental support on children’s PA. Parents of 478 children aged 6–9 years were recruited into the study. The parents were asked to complete a questionnaire assessing the aforementioned constructs and report their children’s PA outside school time over 7 days. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was applied to examine the relationship between parents’ perceptions and the reported PA of their children. The results revealed that (a) only parental support predicted children’s PA directly and (b) parents’ perceptions of their children’s competence and exercise benefits predicted parental support and, in turn, predicted children’s PA. PA interventions for Hong Kong children should emphasize increasing parental support in addition to enhancing parents’ confidence and ability to promote their children’s PA by providing positive feedback, acting as active role models and facilitating participation in PA. Additional studies are required to examine children’s PA from the perspective of parents.

Abstract P420: Healthcare Providers as Role Models for Physical Activity

Circulation ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 127 (suppl_12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Garcia de Quevedo ◽  
Felipe Lobelo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Observational Studies ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Independent Effect ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Counseling Practices

Background. Health care providers (HCPs) are in a privileged position to give credible advice on healthy lifestyles, including physical activity (PA) promotion, a national public health objective (Healthy People 2020). It has been reported that HCPs own habits matter in their counseling practices. Active HCPs that comply with PA guidelines are more likely to counsel and give more motivating PA advice to their patients. Objectives. The purpose of this literature review was to summarize the evidence on the association between HCPs personal PA habits and their related counseling practices on PA Methods. Search terms such as “attitudes”, “habits”, “health personnel", "physical activity", “exercise", and “role model” were used to identify relevant articles. On-topic articles were retrieved and a snow ball literature search methodology was used to select the most relevant articles in PubMed between 1979 and 2012. Articles were hand-picked and organized by type: observational vs intervention. Results. A total of 196 articles were retrieved: 23 were descriptive studies of HCP habits or counseling, and 28 studies (24 observational and 4 interventions) suggested HCPs personal PA habits influence their counseling behavior and attitudes towards PA. The majority of studies were from the US (n=21). Seven included non-physician population (nurses, pharmacists and other HCPs). The most frequent PA assessment method was self-reported questionnaires. For counseling behaviors, studies measured perceived frequency or self-efficacy for their practice. All but one of the 24 observational studies found significant associations between HCPs personal PA or fitness levels and the behaviors towards related PA counseling. This association was observed among physicians (n=15) and non-physicians (n=6) and also among medical (n=6) and nursing (n=1) students. Four observational studies reported physicians PA to be an independent effect for counseling (OR = 5.72, 3.4, 3.2, 1.1, 2.44 p < 0.05). Three studies showed a significant correlation between PA habits of HCP and their perceived frequency for counseling (r = 0.25 - 0.37). Among the 4 interventions found, only one focused on improving medical students’ PA habits and reported a significant association between improved physicians’ PA levels and counseling (OR 1.56 CI 1.04, 2.34; p= 0.03). Conclusion. HCPs own PA habits are an independent predictor of PA counseling practices. Interventions to improve HCPs PA habits have the potential to also improve HCPs PA counseling to patients. More research is needed in particular among non-physician populations and in low-to-middle income countries settings where the burden of inactivity is greatest.

Using Formative Research to Develop the Healthy Me, Healthy We Campaign

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Hennink-Kaminski ◽  
Chioma Ihekweazu ◽  
Amber E. Vaughn ◽  
Dianne S. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Formative Research ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Social Marketing Campaign ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Marketing Principles ◽  
Childcare Center

Although social marketing principles have been successfully employed in school-based obesity prevention interventions, their use in early care and education (ECE) settings has been limited. This paper reports on formative research to develop Healthy Me, Healthy We ( HMHW), an innovative social marketing campaign that encourages partnership between parents and providers to foster healthy eating and physical activity in preschoolers. To guide campaign development, we consulted existing literature and identified useful theories. In addition, three focus groups with providers ( n = 17) and four with parents ( n = 20) were conducted to understand strategies used to instill healthy habits in children, perceptions of how their personal behaviors influence children, and the usefulness of parent–provider partnerships. Parents and providers recognized healthy eating and physical activity as important to the development of the “whole child.” Both groups expressed feeling great responsibility for shaping children’ habits and being a role model for healthy behaviors, particularly for healthy eating. While parents and providers felt partnership was important, areas of conflict emerged with how partnerships should be executed. There is great potential for such partnerships, but careful communication is needed to avoid triggering feelings of guilt among parents and perceptions of superiority among providers. These findings informed campaign development, which was pretested in an ECE setting. The resulting HMHW campaign is delivered by the childcare center and includes materials for classroom and home use. The campaign helps strengthen parent–provider partnerships to encourage healthy eating and physical activity habits during early childhood, a critical period in the development of lifelong health habits.

Data for action: the use of formative research to design a school-based intervention programme to increase physical activity in adolescents

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berta Murillo Pardo ◽  
Maria José Camacho-Miñano ◽  
Eduardo Generelo Lanaspa ◽  
José Antonio Julián Clemente ◽  
Carina Novais ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Formative Research ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Physical Activity in Ecuadorian Adolescents: A Focus Group Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Van Royen ◽  
Roosmarijn Verstraeten ◽  
Susana Andrade ◽  
Angélica Ochoa-Avilés ◽  
Silvana Donoso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
School Based ◽  
Factors Influencing

Background:Physical inactivity levels are increasingly prevalent among Ecuadorian adolescents. School-based interventions can be potentially effective in promoting physical activity but must be informed by cultural-specific factors.Methods:Twelve focus groups were carried out with adolescents (n = 80) in rural and urban Ecuador to identify factors influencing physical activity. In addition, 4 focus group discussions with parents (n = 32) and 4 with school staff (n = 32) were conducted. Individual and environmental factors were questioned using the ‘Attitude, Social influences and Self-efficacy’ model and the socioecological model as theoretical frameworks.Results:Factors influencing physical activity varied between groups. In the rural area farming and norms for girls impeded leisure-time physical activity, whereas urban groups emphasized traffic and crime concerns. Groups from a low socioeconomic status more frequently mentioned a fear of injuries and financial constraints. Several factors were common for all groups including preferences for sedentary activities, poor knowledge, time constraints and laziness, as well as a lack of opportunities at home and school, unsupportive parental rules and lack of role models.Conclusion:A conceptual framework including the identified factors emerged to inform the design of a cultural-sensitive school-based intervention to improve physical activity among Ecuadorian adolescents. Future interventions should be tailored to each setting.

scholarly journals Health behaviours of education professionals: any room for improvement? A study of French employees

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M-N Vercambre ◽  
S Temam ◽  
N Billaudeau ◽  
S Kab ◽  
M Zins
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Role Model ◽  
School Health ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Service Staff

Abstract Background Education professionals have a role to play in health education, both as knowledge providers and role-models. To appraise their health awareness, we compared their health behaviours to those of non-education employees. Methods Using inclusion data of the CONSTANCES French cohort (2012-2019) and adjusting for important confounders (sex, age, education,...), we alternately compared three indicators of risky conducts (at-risk drinking, current smoking, past year-cannabis use) and two indicators of unhealthy lifestyle (low physical activity, overweight/obesity) between education professionals (n = 14730) and a random sample of non-education employees (n = 34244). Among education professionals, we distinguished between teachers (n = 12820), school principals (n = 372), principal educational advisers (n = 189), school health professionals (n = 128), and school manual/service staff (n = 1221). Results Teachers were less likely than non-education employees to be at-risk drinker, to smoke, to have used cannabis in the past year and to be overweight/obese. Other non-teaching education professionals were also rather less involved in risky conducts than non-education employees. Nonetheless, school principals and principal educational advisers reported more often low physical activity and school principals and manual/service staff were more prone to overweight/obesity than non-education employees. Conclusions In this large nationwide sample of French employees, education professionals were rather less involved in risky conducts than other non-education employees with a similar demographic and socioeconomic profile. Yet, non-teaching education professionals showed punctually unhealthy lifestyle indicators, suggesting a window of opportunity to improve both their own health and, indirectly through role-model, that of the youth with whom they interact daily. Key messages Education professionals, especially teachers, appear more health-conscious than average. There may still be room for improvement toward a healthier lifestyle. In addition, the average observed may be quite far from the recommended public health target, so that any action to enhance education professional’s health behaviours will have societal benefits.

scholarly journals Nurses’ Perceptions of Self as Role Models of Health

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 1131-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelia Hurley ◽  
Joellen Edwards ◽  
Jann Cupp ◽  
Michael Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Ambulatory Setting ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Weekly Physical Activity ◽  
Nurses Perceptions ◽  
The Relationship

This study purposed to determine the relationship between nurses’ personal health practices and their perceptions of themselves as role models for health promotion, and assess the relationship of personal and professional characteristics both on perception of self as role model and on the practice of healthy behaviors. In this study of 804 Tennessee registered nurses, 4% report smoking, 24.9% drink alcohol, 34% are overweight, and 30% are obese. Approximately 70% do not meet the weekly physical activity recommendations of 150 min, and 36.2% follow guidelines for a healthy diet only 50% of the time or less. There were significant correlations between following a healthy diet or physical activity and the Self as a Role Model of Health Promotion (SARMHEP) scores. Based on the regression analysis, working in an acute care or ambulatory setting negatively affected the SARMHEP, as opposed to age and sex having a positive effect on the SARMHEP score.

Mothers, daughters and careers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Main Influence

This chapter provides an overview of how having a mother with a career influences the daughter's own career ambitions. This book's research shows that at the start of the daughters' careers their mothers are indeed highly influential. Most daughters thought their mothers were the main influence over their academic success, which provided a gateway to a career. Many also thought of their mothers as successful and described them as role models. However, the research also shows that having a mother as a role model of career success is far less predictive than one might imagine of the daughters progressing as far or further in their own careers. People can be role models simply by doing what they do. Mentoring implies a more active role for the more experienced party.

scholarly journals CHoosing Active Role Models to INspire Girls (CHARMING): protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trial of a school-based, community-linked programme to increase physical activity levels in 9–10-year-old girls

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethan Pell ◽  
Jemma Hawkins ◽  
Rebecca Cannings-John ◽  
Joanna M. Charles ◽  
Britt Hallingberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Economic ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Feasibility Trial ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
School Based ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

Abstract Background In the UK, there is evidence that girls’ physical activity tends to decline to a greater extent than boys as they enter adolescence. ‘Role models’ could play a vital role in inspiring girls to become or remain physically active. The CHARMING Programme is a primary school-based community linked role-model programme, co-developed in 2016, with children, parents, schools and wider stakeholders. It involves different types of physical activity delivered for 1-h each week by a community provider and peer role models (e.g. older girls from secondary schools) joining in with the sessions. The programme ultimately aims to increase and sustain physical activity levels among 9–10-year-old girls. This study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the CHARMING Programme and of evaluating it using a randomised trial. Methods This study is a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial, with embedded process evaluation and health economic evaluation. Approximately 90 Year 5 (i.e. 9–10-year-old) girls will be recruited across six primary schools in Mid-South Wales. Participating schools will be allocated to the programme: control on a 2:1 basis; four intervention schools will run the CHARMING Programme and two will continue with usual practice. A survey and accelerometer will be administered at baseline and repeated at 12 months. Interviews and focus groups will be conducted post-intervention delivery. The primary aim is to assess feasibility of a future randomised trial via the recruitment of schools, participants and role models; randomisation; retention; reach; data collection completion rates; programme adherence; and programme fidelity, views on intervention acceptability and programme barriers and facilitators. Secondary aims are to evaluate established physical activity outcome measures for children plus additional health economic outcomes for inclusion in a future full-scale trial. Discussion The results of this study will inform decisions on whether and how to proceed to a full-scale evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the CHARMING Programme to improve or sustain physical activity. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov ISRCTN36223327. Registered March 29, 2021

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