作者
J Baird, M Jarman, W Lawrence, C Black, J Davies, T Tinati, R Begum, A Mortimore, S Robinson, B Margetts, C Cooper, M Barker, H Inskip
发表日期
2014
期刊
BMJ Open
卷号
4
页码范围
e005290
简介
Objectives
The UK government's response to the obesity epidemic calls for action in communities to improve people's health behaviour. This study evaluated the effects of a community intervention on dietary quality and levels of physical activity of women from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Design
Non-randomised controlled evaluation of a complex public health intervention.
Participants
527 women attending Sure Start Children's Centres (SSCC) in Southampton (intervention) and 495 women attending SSCCs in Gosport and Havant (control).
Intervention
Training SSCC staff in behaviour change skills that would empower women to change their health behaviours.
Outcomes
Main outcomes dietary quality and physical activity. Intermediate outcomes self-efficacy and sense of control.
Results
1-year post-training, intervention staff used skills to support behaviour change significantly more than control staff. There …
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