ArticleBMC obesity2015
A formative evaluation of the SWITCH® obesity prevention program: print versus online programming.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing obesity in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting risk factors for chronic disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Testing an adapted obesity prevention intervention in under resourced schools: a pilot clustered randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- A cluster-randomized trial comparing two SWITCH implementation support strategies for school wellness intervention effectiveness.Journal of sport and health science · 2023Trial
- Evaluation of a Large-Scale School Wellness Intervention Through the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR): Implications for Dissemination and Sustainability.Frontiers in health services · 2022Article
- Evaluating the implementation of the SWITCH® school wellness intervention and capacity-building process through multiple methods.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Article
- Evaluating the Implementation and Effectiveness of the SWITCH-MS: An Ecological, Multi-Component Adolescent Obesity Prevention Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Importance of Self-Monitoring for Behavior Change in Youth: Findings from the SWITCHInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Feasibility study of the SWITCH implementation process for enhancing school wellness.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of technology-based caregiver engagement strategies delivered in a summertime childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from an internal pilot of the Camp NERF (Nutrition, Education, Recreation, and Fitness) study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundSWITCH® is an evidence-based childhood obesity prevention program that works through schools to impact parenting practices. The present study was designed as a formative evaluation to test whether an online version of SWITCH® would work equivalently as the established print version.
methodsTen elementary schools were matched by socio-economic status and randomly assigned to receive either the print (n = 5) or online (n = 5) version. A total of 211 children from 22, 3(rd) grade classrooms were guided through the 4 month program by a team of program leaders working in cooperation with the classroom teachers. Children were tasked with completing weekly SWITCH® Trackers with their parents to monitor goal setting efforts in showing positive Do (≥60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity), View (≤2 hours of screen time), and Chew (≥5 servings of fruits and vegetables) behaviors on each day. A total of 91 parents completed a brief survey to assess project-specific interactions with their child and the impact on their behaviors.
resultsThe majority of parents (93.2%) reported satisfactory experiences with either the online or print SWITCH® program. The return rate for the SWITCH® Trackers was higher (42.5% ± 11%) from the print schools compared to the online schools (27.4% ± 10.9%). District program managers rated the level of teacher engagement in regards to program facilitation and the results showed a higher Trackers return rate in the highly engaged schools (38.5% ± 13.3%) than the lowly engaged schools (28.6 ± 11.9%). No significant differences were observed in parent/child interactions or reported behavior change (ps > .05) suggesting the equivalence in intervention effect for print and online versions of the SWITCH® program.
conclusionsThe findings support the utility of the online SWITCH® platform but school-based modules are needed to facilitate broader school engagement by classroom teachers and PE teachers.
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