Project SHINE: effects of a randomized family-based health promotion program on the physical activity of African American parents
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-28-2018
Abstract
This study examined the effects of a family-based health promotion intervention on the moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), light physical activity, sedentary behavior, and fruit and vegetable intake of African American parents. Eighty-nine African American parents (41.5 ± 8.5 years; 92% females; 74% obese; 64% < $40 K income) and adolescents (12.5 ± 1.4 years; 61% girls; 48% obese) were randomized to a 6-week behavioral skills plus positive parenting and peer monitoring intervention grounded in social cognitive, self-determination, and family systems theories or a general health comparison program. Parents wore accelerometers for 7 days and completed three 24-h dietary recalls at baseline and post-intervention. Multilevel regression models (controlling for baseline variables) demonstrated a significantly greater increase in parent MVPA for those in the intervention versus comparison condition (b = 9.44, SE = 4.26, p < 0.05). There were no other significant effects. Family-based approaches that include African American parents and youth may increase parent MVPA and hold promise for preventing chronic diseases.
Recommended Citation
St. George, S.M., Wilson, D.K. & Van Horn, M.L. Project SHINE: effects of a randomized family-based health promotion program on the physical activity of African American parents. J Behav Med 41, 537–549 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-018-9926-7
Comments
This study was funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (F31 HD 066944 to Sara M. St. George, Ph.D. and Dawn K. Wilson, Ph.D.; R01 HD 072153 to Dawn K. Wilson, Ph.D.).