scholarly journals A feasibility study of a WhatsApp-delivered transtheoretical model-based intervention to promote healthy eating knowledge and habits for firefighters in Hong Kong: A cluster randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winnie WM NG ◽  
Kin Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomized Control Trial ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Cluster Randomized

Abstract Background Firefighters’ health is affected by a high prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular diseases, which are common risk factors for sudden cardiac death. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of enhancing healthy eating habits and knowledge in firefighters through an education programme.Method This will be a cluster randomized control trial study. The participants will be assigned randomly into either control (health promotion pamphlet) or intervention (health promotion pamphlet and education materials through WhatsApp) groups. Changes in healthy eating habits and knowledge will be assessed by a self-administrative questionnaire and anthropometric measurements at three different time points.Discussion More education is required in order to improve firefighters’ eating habits and knowledge.

scholarly journals A feasibility study of a WhatsApp-delivered transtheoretical model-based intervention to promote healthy eating knowledge and habits for firefighters in Hong Kong: A cluster randomized controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winnie WM NG ◽  
Kin Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Cluster Randomized Control Trial ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Cluster Randomized

Abstract Background: Firefighters’ health is often affected by a high prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular diseases, which are common risk factors for sudden cardiac death. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of enhancing healthy eating habits and knowledge in firefighters through an education programme. Method: This will be a cluster randomized control trial study. The participants will be assigned randomly into either control (health promotion pamphlet) or intervention (health promotion pamphlet and education materials through WhatsApp) groups. Changes in healthy eating habits and knowledge will be assessed by a self-administrative questionnaire (Appendix III) and anthropometric measurements at three different time points. Discussion: More education is required in order to improve firefighters’ eating habits and knowledge

scholarly journals A feasibility study of a WhatsApp-delivered transtheoretical model-based intervention to promote healthy eating knowledge and habits for firefighters in Hong Kong: A cluster randomized controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winnie WM NG ◽  
Kin Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Cluster Randomized Control Trial ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Cluster Randomized

Abstract Background: Firefighters’ health is often affected by a high prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular diseases, which are common risk factors for sudden cardiac death. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of enhancing healthy eating habits and knowledge in firefighters through an education programme. Method: This will be a cluster randomized control trial study. The participants will be assigned randomly into either control (health promotion pamphlet) or intervention (health promotion pamphlet and education materials through WhatsApp) groups. Changes in healthy eating habits and knowledge will be assessed by a self-administrative questionnaire (Appendix III) and anthropometric measurements at three different time points. Discussion: More education is required in order to improve firefighters’ eating habits and knowledge

scholarly journals A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Feasibility Study of a WhatsApp-Delivered Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating Habits in Male Firefighters

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6633
Author(s):  
Winnie Wing Man Ng ◽  
Anthony Siu Wo Wong ◽  
Kin Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Cluster Randomized

This cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT)-designed study aimed to explore the feasibility of a promotion pamphlet and/or WhatsApp as a suitable mode of delivery to promote healthy eating habits with fruit and vegetables (F&V) among firefighters. Convenience and snowball sampling methods were used. Forty-five firefighters from 23 fire stations were recruited and they all received the printed pamphlet, while the intervention group participants (n = 20) received additional teaching material through WhatsApp every two weeks for eight weeks. Feasibility outcomes included retention, practicality, and implementation. The participants reported high levels of satisfaction with the intervention. There were significant improvements in the mean numbers of days consuming F&V (p = 0.002; p = 0.031) in the intervention group, and for fruit consumption (p = 0.033) in the control group between the baseline (T0) and 3 months after completion of intervention (T1). High levels of participants’ satisfaction with the intervention revealed that a full-scale CRCT of the WhatsApp-delivered intervention promoting healthy eating could be feasible, especially as a means of increasing the numbers of days they consumed F&V and the numbers of servings of these consumed per day.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Computer-Based Intervention Program Stayingfit Brazil to Promote Healthy Eating Habits: The Results from a School Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1674
Author(s):  
Karine Brito Beck da Silva ◽  
Naiá Ortelan ◽  
Sheila Giardini Murta ◽  
Isabel Sartori ◽  
Ricardo David Couto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Cluster Randomized ◽  
And Control

Interventions via the Internet are promising regarding the promotion of healthy habits among youth. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of an adapted version of StayingFit to promote healthy eating habits and the measurement adequacy of anthropometric markers among adolescents. A web school-based 12-month cluster-randomized controlled trial examining 7th to 9th grade students was conducted in twelve schools in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The schools’ students were randomly distributed into the intervention and control groups. The intervention group participated in StayingFit, an online program designed to encourage and guide healthy eating habits and control body weight. Data on food consumption, anthropometry, physical activity level, and sedentary behavior were collected from all of the students at the beginning of and after the 12-month study. Demographic and socioeconomic data were collected at baseline. The baseline data indicated high rates of overweight (14.4% overweight and 8.5% obese), insufficiently active (87.6%), and sedentary (63.7%). Furthermore, few adolescents regularly consumed fruits (18.8%) and vegetables/legumes (16.4%). Generalized estimating equations (GEEs) were used to evaluate the effect of the intervention. At the end of the follow-up period, students in the intervention group had a 43% increased chance of regularly consuming beans (OR = 1.43, 95% CIs = 1.10–1.86) and a 35% decreased chance of regularly consuming soft drinks (OR = 0.65, 95% CIs = 0.50–0.84). No differences were found between the groups studied with regard to the anthropometric parameters. Despite these modest results, the implementation of a web intervention can be beneficial and help promote positive changes in adolescent eating habits.

scholarly journals Frequency of the High Body Mass Index in School Going Children in Dhaka City

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Lamisa Saiyara Siddique ◽  
Samsun Nahar ◽  
Tanjima Parvin
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Private School ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
High Body Mass Index ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Fast Foods ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
The Impact

Childhood obesity is highly prevalent in urban areas of Bangladesh but information is limited. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of obesity in children aged 9-11 years and raise awareness about obesity and its complications. The study was conducted in a Private English Medium school in Dhaka involving 140 students whose height and weight was measured. The BMI was calculated by software provided by Centre of Disease Control. In the present study, we showed that 50% of the students were either overweight or obese out of which26.4% were obese. Majority of those found obese or overweight consumed fast foods. In conclusion, prevalence of obesity was high in a private school, which houses children from mostly middle to high income families. Enforcing healthy eating habits amongst parents could yield better results in lowering the BMI. Further surveillance in this population is essential in verifying the impact of obesity.University Heart Journal Vol. 10, No. 1, January 2014; 23-26

Cuina sense pares / Cooking without parents

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Bertran ◽  
C Diaz ◽  
T Garcia ◽  
M Iglesias ◽  
F Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
News Media ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Nutritional State ◽  
Local Administration ◽  
Unhealthy Eating ◽  
Economic Support ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
The Media

Abstract Issue Health promotion in Catalunya isn't a mandatory competency for councils; hence fomenting healthy eating habits isn't a priority for many municipalities because they have to destiny the resources in required issues. To revert this situation, Barcelona Provincial Council, a second level local administration, gives both technical and economic support for health promotion which is specially needed for municipalities with fewer inhabitants. Description of the Problem Adolescence implies autonomy to eat and often it turns in unhealthy eating habits. For this reason, Barcelona Provincial Council, in 2010 creates the project “Cuina sense pares” to promote a healthy eating and an optimum nutritional state from 14 to 18 teenagers in the province of Barcelona. The project counts on cooking workshops throughout territory and on a website www.cuinasensepares.cat that facilitates resources and cooking proposals adapted to the collective. Questions What was the response of the municipalities in the project? How municipalities value the project? Has it been echoed in the media? Results In 10 years, 673 workshops have been realised in 154 municipalities from the 311 in the province of Barcelona with a participation of 9.069 teenagers. Additionally, a 60% of the applicant municipalities have less than 10.000 inhabitants. The municipal technicians have rated the cooking workshops with an average of 9.11 among all. It has appeared 126 times in news media. In addition, the website has had more than 94.000 views and the Youtube channel has had 33.400. Lessons Involve the young in their eating by the elaboration of easy and healthy recipes. As an innovation, healthy cooking workshops are offered to municipalities complemented by a website. Key messages Facilitate tools to municipalities to boost healthy promotion eating programmes between the young. Foment a healthy eating between the young by attractive cooking proposals.

scholarly journals Improving Toddlers’ Healthy Eating Habits and Self-regulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 147 (1) ◽  
pp. e20193326
Author(s):  
Robert L. Nix ◽  
Lori A. Francis ◽  
Mark E. Feinberg ◽  
Sukhdeep Gill ◽  
Damon E. Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits

scholarly journals Sedentary lifestyle and poor eating habits in childhood:a cohort study

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1051-1059
Author(s):  
Gisele Ferreira Dutra ◽  
Cristina Correa Kaufmann ◽  
Alessandra Doumid Borges Pretto ◽  
Elaine Pinto Albernaz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Daily Consumption ◽  
Economic Class ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Abstract Worldwide, about 22 million children under five years old are overweight. Environmental factors are the main trigger for this epidemic. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the eating and physical activity habits in a cohort of eight-year-old children in Pelotas, Brazil. Eating habits were assessed based on the Ten Steps to Healthy Eating proposed by the Ministry of Health. To assess the level of physical activity, the physical activity questionnaire for children and adolescents (PAQ-C) was used. Of the 616 interviewed children at 8 years, it was observed that 50.3% were male; 70.3% were white and just over half belonged to economic class C. None of the children were classified as very active and none acceded to a daily consumption of six servings of the cereals, tubers, and roots. The steps that had higher adhesion were 8 (do not add salt to ready foods); 4 (consumption of beans, at least 5 times per week) and 1 (have 3 meals and 2 snacks per day), respectively. The high prevalence of physical inactivity and low level of healthy eating habits confirm the importance of strategies to support and encourage the practice of physical activity and healthy eating among youth.

scholarly journals Factors predicting physical activity and healthy nutrition habits among students in Israel

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Beck ◽  
R Tesler ◽  
D Moran ◽  
T Kolobov ◽  
Y Harel Fisch
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
School Nutrition ◽  
World Health ◽  
Promotion Policies ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits

Abstract Background The World Health Organization has defined school systems as the significant framework for health promotion, because it enables accessibility to most of the child population. Objectives To examine the association between health promotion policies of school principals and student-level factors that predict health behaviour patterns: physical activity and proper nutrition. Methods This cross-sectional study is based on data from the HBSC (Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children) survey that included 7,000 students in grades 6, 8, and 10 in secular and religious public schools and in Arab schools, and about 126 principals. Results The findings of the study indicate: at the student level boys perform physical activity more frequently than girls (B = 0.80, p < 0.01); with increasing age students from a high socio-economic background are more physically active (B=-0.34, p < 0.01); and students in religious public schools perform less physical activity compared to students in secular public schools (B=-0.37, p < 0.01). At the multi-level, implementation of a policy that encourages physical activity is a predictor of physical activity habits at the student level (B = 0.09, p < 0.05). Moreover, findings show that school nutrition policies (OR = 0.89, p < 0.05) and principals' commitment to health promotion (OR = 1.13, p < 0.01) predict healthy eating habits among students. Findings also indicate that students in the Arab sector consume less healthy food compared to students in public schools (OR = 0.54, p < 0.05). Conclusions The results of the current study emphasize the importance of implementing health promotion policies in schools among principals to improve students' physical activity and healthy eating habits.

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