Abstract

The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to evaluate the Healthy Options and Physical Activity Program (HOP), a school nurse-led childhood obesity initiative for severely obese New York City Public School students. Aims 1, 2, and 3 employed a retrospective cohort design and examined program implementation and the effect of HOP on health behavior change and change in BMI percentile; Aim 4 employed a qualitative design to provide context and inform recommendations to more fully deploy HOP within the New York City school system. The formal aims of the study are as follows:

Aim 1) Examine demographic and medical characteristics of children who are eligible for HOP

Aim 2) Examine implementation of HOP, including session frequency, session content, and factors associated with participant enrollment

Aim 3) Examine impact of HOP on BMI percentile change, school absences, and school nurse visits

Aim 4) Explore school nurses' perceptions of factors that promote or hinder optimal implementation of HOP

Description

Dr. Schroeder was the recipient of a Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant.

Author Details

Krista Schroeder, PhD, RN, CCRN, corresponding author; Haomiao Jia, PhD; Y. Claire Wang, MD, ScD; Arlene Smaldone, PhD, CPNP, CDE.

Sigma Membership

Alpha Zeta

Type

Report

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Meta-Analysis/Synthesis

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

School Nurses, Pediatric Obesity, School Administrators/School Health, Childhood Obesity

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Review Type

None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2016-10-07

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