Towey Marsha, Harrell Ruth, Lee Berni
Health and Physical Activity Team, Coventry City Council, 1st Floor West Orchard House, Coventry CV1 1GF, UK.
J Obes. 2011;2011:619643. doi: 10.1155/2011/619643. Epub 2011 Oct 19.
Service evaluation of a community-based healthy lifestyle programme, designed for families aimed at preventing obesity. Physiological and behaviour measures were recorded at the beginning and end of the programme. Out of a total of 454 participants, 358 (79%) completed. From these completers 293 (64%) were analysed as there was sufficient data. The use of "high visibility recruitment" led to 77% of completers being from Coventry's two most deprived population quintiles. Ethnic minorities were also well represented. There were statistically significant self-reported behaviour changes, with improvements in fruit and vegetables eaten and decrease in consumption of crisps, snacks, and take away foods. There were also significant increases in physical activity. There were small but statistically significant improvements in BMI/BMI percentile for adults and children who started the programme overweight/obese. These results demonstrate the programmes' effectiveness in enabling behaviour change, and attracting participants from deprived communities.
一项针对家庭预防肥胖的社区健康生活方式项目的服务评估。在项目开始和结束时记录生理和行为指标。在总共454名参与者中，358人（79%）完成了项目。由于有足够的数据，对其中293名完成者（64%）进行了分析。“高知名度招募”使得77%的完成者来自考文垂最贫困的两个五分位数人群。少数民族的代表性也很好。自我报告的行为有统计学上的显著变化，水果和蔬菜的摄入量增加，薯片、零食和外卖食品的消费量减少。身体活动也有显著增加。对于开始项目时超重/肥胖的成年人和儿童，BMI/体重指数百分位有微小但统计学上显著的改善。这些结果表明该项目在促使行为改变以及吸引贫困社区参与者方面是有效的。
