Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA.
Center for Family Development, University of Minnesota Extension, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Health Promot Int. 2022 Aug 1;37(4). doi: 10.1093/heapro/daac106.
Adolescent obesity prevention programs focusing on Latino fathers may be useful to address Latino adolescent obesity. Adolescent obesity has become an urgent issue because of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, with limited ability to deliver prevention programs in-person. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of a community-based, adolescent obesity prevention program for Latino father-adolescent dyads delivered remotely, adapted from the in-person Padres Preparados, Jóvenes Saludables program. A quasi-experimental design was used to assess the feasibility of the remotely delivered program based on criteria adapted from other feasibility studies of community-based health promotion programs for Latino families. Father-adolescent dyads were recruited at two sites in a Midwestern state during 2020; mothers were also encouraged to participate. Recruitment met the feasibility criteria (65 families expressed interest between August and October) with 26 families participating in this study. The retention ratio (percentage of participants who completed a post-session survey to those who completed the baseline survey) among fathers was acceptable (77%), while a lower percentage of adolescents were retained (68%). The session attendance ratio (number of sessions attended of the eight total sessions offered) was higher among adolescents (88%) and lower among fathers (68%) compared to the criteria. Satisfaction ratings (≥88%) and completeness of data collection at both baseline and post-session survey (≥76%) were acceptable. Favorable results were obtained for parent outcomes, while adolescent outcomes were not favorably changed. This remotely delivered adolescent obesity prevention program was feasible for Latino fathers; however, additional engagement with adolescents may be needed.
针对拉丁裔父亲的青少年肥胖预防计划可能有助于解决拉丁裔青少年肥胖问题。由于 2019 年冠状病毒病大流行，面对面提供预防计划的能力有限，青少年肥胖已成为一个紧迫问题。本研究旨在评估远程提供的基于社区的拉丁裔父亲-青少年对子青少年肥胖预防计划的可行性，该计划改编自面对面的 Padres Preparados, Jóvenes Saludables 计划。采用准实验设计，根据其他针对拉丁裔家庭的社区健康促进计划的可行性研究标准，评估远程提供计划的可行性。在 2020 年期间，在中西部的两个地点招募了父亲-青少年对子；还鼓励母亲参与。根据可行性标准（8 月至 10 月期间有 65 个家庭表示有兴趣），招募到 26 个家庭参加了这项研究。父亲的保留率（完成随访调查的参与者与完成基线调查的参与者的百分比）可接受（77%），而青少年的保留率较低（68%）。与标准相比，青少年的课程出勤率（总共提供的八节课程中参加的课程数）较高（88%），而父亲的出勤率较低（68%）。基线和随访调查的满意度评分（≥88%）和数据收集的完整性（≥76%）可接受。父母的结果得到了有利的结果，而青少年的结果没有得到有利的改变。这种远程提供的青少年肥胖预防计划对拉丁裔父亲是可行的；然而，可能需要与青少年进行更多的互动。
