A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Nutrition and Dietary Intervention for Early Care and Education Providers

Autor/inn/en	Chuang, Ru-Jye; Cox, Jill N.; Mincemoyer, Claudia C.; Sharma, Shreela V.
Titel	A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Nutrition and Dietary Intervention for Early Care and Education Providers
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 90 (2020) 11, S.859-868 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chuang, Ru-Jye) ORCID (Sharma, Shreela V.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12951
Schlagwörter	Health Promotion; Eating Habits; Nutrition; Early Childhood Education; Child Care; Intervention; Early Childhood Teachers; Child Caregivers; Individual Characteristics; Knowledge Level; Wellness; Barriers; Food; Nutrition Instruction; Online Courses; Web Based Instruction; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Ernährung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Wissensbasis; Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Lebensmittel; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Web Based Training
Abstract	Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary impact of the Create Healthy Futures program, a self-paced, 6-lesson, web-based intervention on promoting healthy eating for Early Care and Education (ECE) providers, using a group-randomized controlled trial design with 3 repeated measurements. Methods: Nine ECE facilities in Ohio were recruited and randomly assigned to intervention (N = 4) and comparison (N = 5). The 111 participants are mostly female (97.3%), college graduated (59.5%), and overweight or obese (75.2%). Nutrition-related psychosocial and environmental factors and individual behaviors were assessed at baseline, post-test, and 3-month follow-up. We used mixed model analyses to compare changes between time points, controlling for ethnicity, age, and center effect, and calculated effect size to assess the magnitude of change. Results: We observed significant between-group changes in improving nutrition knowledge (p = 0.003), increasing perceived support for staff wellness (p = 0.038), and reducing perceived barriers to eating fruits and vegetables (p = 0.004) and promoting nutrition in classrooms (p = 0.038), with small to medium effect sizes. The study demonstrated high feasibility with 94.1% enrollment rate, 87.5% intervention completion rate, and 83.8% retention rate. Conclusions: This pilot study demonstrated high feasibility and acceptability of nutrition intervention programs using an online platform among ECE providers. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01