Thursday-Abstracts

Thursday, May 30, 2013
S310 Vol. 45 No. 5 Supplement
1578 Board #170 May 30, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
development of Family-Based Obesity Prevention and
Control approaches Through Community Engagement and
Intervention Mapping
Joel Edward Williams1 , Stephanie Mihaly1 , Maciel U. Gonzáles1 ,
Adam Yates1 , Sarah F. Griffin1 , Sarah T. Agate2 . 1Clemson University, Clemson, SC. 2Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, IL.
(No relationships reported)
A critical step in developing successful interventions to increase physical activity (PA)
and healthy eating involves understanding how the family environment influences
these weight-regulating behaviors, detection of barriers and facilitators of these
behaviors, and identification of the best ways to engage families for comprehensive
health promotion efforts.
PurPOsE: To develop a family-centered obesity prevention and control intervention
for low-income families based on formative participatory research and guided by the
Intervention Mapping protocol.
METhOds: In-depth interviews and focus groups were used to elicit information
from community informants (administrators and staff) and potential intervention
participants (low-income, African American families) associated with the Expanded
Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Interviews with administrators
(n=4) and focus groups (n=7) with EFNEP staff and low-income families were
recorded and transcribed verbatim. An initial coding dictionary was developed and
additional codes were added during transcript coding, which occurred in three steps.
First, pairs of coders independently applied codes to segments of text then met to
resolve discrepancies. Next, a separate team member, not involved in the first step of
coding, reviewed the initial pair’s codes. Finally, all three coders met to come to final
consensus. Consensus codes were electronically applied to the transcripts and major
themes were extracted using NVivo qualitative software.
rEsuLTs: Answers to four important questions emerged from the data related to:
who to target (e.g., entire communities including “established” sub-groups); what
to include as essential elements (e.g., parenting behaviors, family PA opportunities,
nutrition education and healthy cooking); how to focus intervention messages (e.g.,
emphasizing healthy lifestyle vs. losing weight); and where intervention meetings
should occur (e.g., community centers, churches).
CONCLusIONs: This study highlights several important theoretical and practical
issues for informing the development of a culturally-appropriate family-centered
obesity intervention. Related program objectives, performance objectives and
intervention strategies are presented.
1579 Board #171 May 30, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Factors related To Partner Involvement In The development
Of The u.s. National Physical activity Plan
Daniel B. Bornstein 1 , Cheryl Carnoske 2 , Rachel Tabak 3 , Jay
Maddock 4 , Steven Hooker 5 , Kelly Evenson 6 , Russell Pate,
FACSM 1 . 1 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
2 Washington Univeresity at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. 3 Washington
University at St. Louis, Sr. Louis, MO. 4 University of Hawai’i,
Honolulu, HI. 5 Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ.
6 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
(No relationships reported)
PurPOsE: Physical activity coalitions (PACs) are increasingly forming to meet
the demands associated with increasing population levels of physical activity. Little
is known about what makes PACs successful, however some evidence suggests that
factors related to each organization that joins a coalition may explain coalition success/
failure. The purpose of this study was to employ qualitative methods to understand the
factors related to organizations’ decisions to commit to the coalition that developed the
U.S. National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP).
METhOds: Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with key
informants from NPAP’s partner organizations. The interview guide was designed to
elucidate the key factors explaining why and how partner organizations decided to
commit to the NPAP coalition. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and were coded
separately by two members of the research team.
rEsuLTs: : Five primary factors emerged: (1) Strategic Alignment; (2)
Organizational Alignment; (3) Provide Input; (4) Seminal Event; (5) Cost/Benefit
Ratio.
CONCLusIONs: Building and maintaining a PAC with highly committed partners
may hinge upon the ability to fully understand how each current or prospective partner
believes it could benefit from the five factors identified in this study.
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE ®
1580 Board #172 May 30, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Effect Of Face-to-face Vs. E-mail Communication In an
Employee-based Walking Program
Doug K. Miller1 , Amy Faus2 . 1Messiah College, Grantham, PA.
2Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA.
(Sponsor: Stephen Simons, FACSM)
(No relationships reported)
PurPOsE: Effective modes of communication are an integral part of the success of
work-site wellness programs. Email communication offers advantages of affordability
and convenience, but can lack the motivational power of social support provided via
face-to-face contact between the program participant and leader. The purpose of this
study was to compare the effectiveness of face-to-face and email communication styles
on fitness and quality of life outcomes in a work-site walking program.
METhOds: Twenty sedentary employees (age = 49 + 6.8 yr), participated in a 10week
walking program. Subjects were asked to walk 4 days per week, at a moderate
intensity, with duration progressing from 20 to 45 minutes. All workouts were recorded
on an exercise log. Eleven subjects were randomly assigned to an email (E) group
and received weekly email motivational information and walking prescriptions. The
other nine subjects were assigned to a face-to-face (F) group and met with an exercise
instructor and other subjects once a week for a group walk. During the walk, the
instructor verbally delivered the same messages that the email group received. Prior
to and following the 10-week program, resting blood pressures were recorded, and
subjects completed the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire, the Rockport
Walk Test, and a 5-minute sub-maximal treadmill walk at 1% grade and 3.5 mph.
rEsuLTs: All participants showed significant improvement on Rockport time (15.89
+ .94 vs 14.56 + .89 min, p