Publications by authors named "Kristen L Saunders"
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- - The study aimed to evaluate a lifestyle program that targets fathers in order to increase physical activity in their preschool-aged children, addressing a gap in existing research.
- - A total of 125 father-child pairs participated, with some receiving the Healthy Youngsters, Healthy Dads (HYHD) program while others were in a control group; assessments were conducted at baseline, 10 weeks, and 9 months post-intervention.
- - Results showed that children in the intervention group significantly increased their daily steps compared to the control group at both the 10-week and 9-month marks, along with improvements in fathers' physical activity levels and children's physical skills.
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- This study investigates how fathers influence the dietary habits of preschool-aged children through a family-based lifestyle intervention over 10 weeks and a follow-up at 9 months.
- Results showed significant improvements in dietary intake for both fathers and children, with sustained effects noted at the 9-month follow-up.
- The findings suggest that engaging fathers can be an effective strategy for enhancing healthy eating patterns in young children, although more research is needed to solidify these conclusions.
Background: The 'Dads And Daughters Exercising and Empowered' (DADEE) program significantly improved physical activity levels of fathers and their daughters in an efficacy trial. However, the effectiveness of interventions when delivered in real-world settings needs to be established.
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of the DADEE intervention when delivered in community settings by trained facilitators.
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on evaluating a lifestyle intervention program designed for fathers and their preschool-aged children to enhance their physical activity and dietary habits.
- A total of 24 father-child pairs participated in a 9-session program, surpassing all feasibility benchmarks, including recruitment, attendance, and program acceptability.
- Despite some challenges during data collection, the program showed promising results, indicating that further research with a larger scale is needed.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids (HDHK)' program when delivered by trained facilitators in community settings.
Method: A two-arm randomized controlled trial of 93 overweight/obese fathers (mean [SD] age=40.3 [5.
Background: There is limited evidence for effective obesity treatment programs that engage men.
Purpose: This study evaluated the efficacy of two gender-tailored weight loss interventions for men, which required no face-to-face contact.
Methods: This was a three-arm, randomized controlled trial: (1) Resources (n = 54), gender-tailored weight loss materials (DVD, handbooks, pedometer, tape measure); (2) Online (n = 53), Resources materials plus study website and e-feedback; and (3) Wait-list control (n = 52).
The aim of this study was to examine gender differences in the impact of a school garden and nutrition curriculum on fruit and vegetable intake, willingness to taste, and taste ratings in 127 children (11 to 12 years, 54% boys) in regional New South Wales, Australia. Classes were assigned to wait-list control, nutrition education only (NE), or nutrition education plus garden (NE + G) groups. Carrot taste rating was the only vegetable for which there was a significant gender difference, with girls rating it more highly (p = .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obesity is a major cause of preventable death in Australia with prevalence increasing at an alarming rate. Of particular concern is that approximately 68% of men are overweight/obese, yet are notoriously difficult to engage in weight loss programs, despite being more susceptible than women to adverse weight-related outcomes. There is a need to develop and evaluate obesity treatment programs that target and appeal to men.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the impact of school garden-enhanced nutrition education (NE) on children's fruit and vegetable consumption, vegetable preferences, fruit and vegetable knowledge and quality of school life.
Design: Quasi-experimental 10-week intervention with nutrition education and garden (NE&G), NE only and control groups. Fruit and vegetable knowledge, vegetable preferences (willingness to taste and taste ratings), fruit and vegetable consumption (24 h recall × 2) and quality of school life (QoSL) were measured at baseline and 4-month follow-up.