Evaluation of the Computer-Based Intervention Program Stayingfit Brazil to Promote Healthy Eating Habits: The Results from a School Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

dc.creatorSilva, Karine Brito Beck da
dc.creatorOrtelan, Naiá
dc.creatorGiardini Murta, Sheila
dc.creatorSartori, Isabel
dc.creatorCouto, Ricardo David
dc.creatorFiaccone, Rosemeire Leovigildo
dc.creatorBarreto, Maurício Lima
dc.creatorBell, Megan Jones
dc.creatorTaylor, Craig Barr
dc.creatorSilva, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro
dc.date2019-09-30T13:09:14Z
dc.date2019-09-30T13:09:14Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T20:37:18Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T20:37:18Z
dc.identifierSILVA, Karine Brito Beck da et al. Evaluation of the Computer-Based Intervention Program Stayingfit Brazil to Promote Healthy Eating Habits: The Results from a School Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v. 16, p. 1-18, 2019.
dc.identifier1661-7827
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/35994
dc.identifier10.3390/ijerph16101674
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8860746
dc.descriptionNational Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq; n. 446763/2014-4), the Bahia Research Foundation (FAPESB; n.app 0103/2016) and Coordination of Superior Level Sta Improvement (CAPES: 001).
dc.descriptionInterventions via the Internet are promising regarding the promotion of healthy habits among youth. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of an adapted version of StayingFit to promote healthy eating habits and the measurement adequacy of anthropometric markers among adolescents. A web school-based 12-month cluster-randomized controlled trial examining 7th to 9th grade students was conducted in twelve schools in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The schools' students were randomly distributed into the intervention and control groups. The intervention group participated in StayingFit, an online program designed to encourage and guide healthy eating habits and control body weight. Data on food consumption, anthropometry, physical activity level, and sedentary behavior were collected from all of the students at the beginning of and after the 12-month study. Demographic and socioeconomic data were collected at baseline. The baseline data indicated high rates of overweight (14.4% overweight and 8.5% obese), insufficiently active (87.6%), and sedentary (63.7%). Furthermore, few adolescents regularly consumed fruits (18.8%) and vegetables/legumes (16.4%). Generalized estimating equations (GEEs) were used to evaluate the effect of the intervention. At the end of the follow-up period, students in the intervention group had a 43% increased chance of regularly consuming beans (OR = 1.43, 95% CIs = 1.10-1.86) and a 35% decreased chance of regularly consuming soft drinks (OR = 0.65, 95% CIs = 0.50-0.84). No differences were found between the groups studied with regard to the anthropometric parameters. Despite these modest results, the implementation of a web intervention can be beneficial and help promote positive changes in adolescent eating habits.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectAdolescentes
dc.subjectIntervenção nutricional escolar
dc.subjectPlataforma baseada na web
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectSchool-based nutrition intervention
dc.subjectWeb-based platform
dc.titleEvaluation of the Computer-Based Intervention Program Stayingfit Brazil to Promote Healthy Eating Habits: The Results from a School Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
dc.typeArticle


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