Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
Conditions
Keywords
Parental, Parents, Prevention, Energy balance, Glucose regulation, Healthy lifestyles, Healthy families, Active living
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-to-home education program for it's ability to increase knowledge about, and ability to prevent type two diabetes in children and parents.
Detailed description
The study involved pre and post testing of parent's knowledge and behaviors relating to the prevention of type two diabetes, before and after a school based intervention designed to encourage school to home communication. Parents/Guardians and children, grades 2-6, from schools with high Hispanic enrollment during the 2001-2005 school year were used for both comparison and intervention groups.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDvtProgram ENERGY
11 - weekly or biweekly newsletters about diabetes and its prevention and family challenges sent home with children
BEHAVIORALDvtProgramENERGY
Children participating in Program ENERGY but no newsletters or family challenges sent home to parents
Sponsors
Poudre School District, Fort Collins, CO
Montezuma-Cortez School District, Cortez, CO
Colorado State University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Elementary school children in grade 2-6 in intervention or comparison classes/schools
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Diabetes knowledge and prevention of parents of elementary school children | one-three school year(s) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported parental physical activity | one -three school year(s) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed