Adolescents' Attitudes about Obesity and What They Want in Obesity Prevention Programs

Autor/in	Wilson, Louise F.
Titel	Adolescents' Attitudes about Obesity and What They Want in Obesity Prevention Programs
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 23 (2007) 4, S.229-238 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/10598405070230040801
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Intervention; Student Attitudes; Prevention; School Nurses; Public Health; Adolescents; Eating Habits; Measures (Individuals); Adolescent Attitudes; Exercise; Health Behavior; Games; Computers; Television; Program Effectiveness; Program Development; Questionnaires; Health Promotion; Medical Services; Middle School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Schülerverhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gesundheitswesen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Messdaten; Übung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Digitalrechner; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Programmplanung; Fragebogen; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Arzt; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	Obesity is a major pediatric public health problem. Adolescents are a priority population for intervention strategies. School nurses are in key positions to design intervention strategies to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent adolescent obesity in the students they serve. To design effective programs, school nurses need to know what components their students perceive as important. This study involved the development and administration of a questionnaire to middle school students to determine their attitudes about overweight/obesity and what they felt would work for them. Adolescents are willing to exercise more, to change eating habits to include more fruits and vegetables, drink more water, and eat less junk food. They are not willing to give up soda, video/computer games, and watching television to improve their health. School nurses can use this questionnaire to collect data that will assist in the development of effective programs for their students. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10