Improved Body Mass Index Measures Following a Middle School-Based Obesity Intervention--The MATCH Program

Autor/inn/en	Lazorick, Suzanne; Fang, Xiangming; Hardison, George T.; Crawford, Yancey
Titel	Improved Body Mass Index Measures Following a Middle School-Based Obesity Intervention--The MATCH Program
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 85 (2015) 10, S.680-687 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12301
Schlagwörter	Body Composition; Body Weight; Early Adolescents; Grade 7; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Comparative Analysis; Quasiexperimental Design; Scores; Life Style; Regression (Statistics); Teaching Methods; Behavior Modification; Program Effectiveness; Theories; Middle School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpergewicht; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Lebensstil; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Theory; Theorie; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	Background: Motivating Adolescents with Technology to CHOOSE Health™ (MATCH) is an educational and behavioral intervention in seventh grade. Methods: Teachers in 2 schools delivered the MATCH curriculum, with 1 control school. Using a quasi-experimental design, outcome measures included lessons completed, body mass index (BMI), BMI z-score (zBMI), BMI percentile, weight category, and self-reported lifestyle behaviors. We used multiple regression models to compare group results. Results: For the MATCH group (N?=?189), teachers provided lessons over 14 weeks; the control group (N?=?173) received usual curriculum. Postintervention, the MATCH group had significant decreases in BMI measures compared with the control. In combined overweight and obese participants, the mean (95% confidence interval) zBMI change was -0.05 (-0.07, -0.03) in MATCH and -0.01 (-0.04, 0.02) in control, p?=?0.034 between groups. After 1 year, improvements are sustained: for the overweight subgroup, the mean zBMI decreased from 1.34 to 1.26 post-MATCH, then to 1.26 after 1 year; for the obese subgroup, mean zBMI?=?2.16, to 2.13 post-MATCH to 2.08 after 1 year. Self-reported lifestyle behaviors showed no differences. Conclusions: MATCH integrates theory-based strategies into standard curriculum delivered by teachers. No prior middle-school intervention has shown sustained change in BMI measures. MATCH warrants further study as a strategy to address obesity. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01