Evaluation of a school nurse-led obesity program for severely obese New York City public school students
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Krista Schroeder, PhD, RN, CCRN, corresponding author; Haomiao Jia, PhD; Y. Claire Wang, MD, ScD; Arlene Smaldone, PhD, CPNP, CDE.
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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
Acknowledgements: This research was supported by Sigma Theta Tau International through a Small Grant, the National Institute of Nursing Research through Grant Number T32 NR014205, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through Grant Number UL1 TR000040. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. The authors would also like to acknowledge the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (CT, TA, KK, JH) for their assistance with this research project. Conflict of Interest Statement: No conflicts of interest exist. Human Subjects Protections: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained from Columbia University Medical Center, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the New York City Department of Education.
The Sigma Theta Tau International grant application that funded this research, in whole or in part, was completed by the applicant and peer-reviewed prior to the award of the STTI grant. No further peer-review has taken place upon the completion of the STTI grant final report and its appearance in this repository.
The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. The authors would also like to acknowledge the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (CT, TA, KK, JH) for their assistance with this research project and manuscript development.
| Type | Report |
| Acquisition | Self-submission |
| Review Type | None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report |
| Format | Text-based Document |
| Evidence Level | N/A |
| Research Approach | Mixed/Multi Method Research |
| Keywords | Nursing; Obesity; School Administrators/School Health; Childhood Obesity; Mixed Methods; Meta-analysis |
| CINAHL Subject(s) | Pediatric Obesity; School Health Education; School Health Services |
| MESH Subject(s) | Pediatric Obesity--prevention & control |
| MESH Subject(s) | Pediatric Obesity--prevention & control |
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