Using Plan, Do, Study, Act Cycles to Improve a Maternal Self-Care Intervention With Audience Input.

Maternal self-care, including healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management behaviors, is influenced by environmental, social, and individual factors. Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycling is an effective quality improvement process using rapid cycling to refine interventions to fit audience-specific contexts and to address socioecological influences on behavior change. To refine components of the Healthy EnviROnmentS Self-Care intervention, a mindful self-care program for mothers of preschool-aged children in rural communities, PDSA cycles were used to examine: (A) acceptability of content, (B) suitability of implementation strategies, and (C) feasibility of digital supports across three stages of program development.

Maternal Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Is Associated With Higher BMI Among Preschool-Aged Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Childhood obesity is an ongoing concern in the United States. Higher weight status in early childhood is associated with higher weight status at older ages. The Maternal Obesity Matters (MOMs) Study investigated associations between maternal risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and child BMI z-scores (BMIz) among preschool-aged children.

Validation of a Home Food Environment Instrument Assessing Household Food Patterning and Quality.

The home food environment (HFE) is associated with dietary intake; yet measuring HFE quality often requires burdensome collection of detailed inventories. This project evaluated the capacity of the Home Inventory to Describe Eating and Activity, version 2 (Home-IDEA2) to capture HFE quality by measuring the presence or absence of household foods. Validity was tested using a modified application of the Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI).

Development of a Quality Score for the Home Food Environment Using the Home-IDEA2 and the Healthy Eating Index-2010.

The home food environment (HFE) is an important factor in the development of food preferences and habits in young children, and the availability of foods within the home reflects dietary intake in both adults and children. Therefore, it is important to consider the holistic quality of the HFE. The purpose of this study was to apply the Healthy Eating Index (HEI; a measure of diet quality in conformance to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans) algorithm to the Home-IDEA2, a valid and reliable food inventory checklist, to develop a Home-IDEA2 HEI Score.

The Unequal Impact of Food Insecurity on Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes Among 5-Year-Old Urban Children.

Objective: To examine the associations of food insecurity with children's cognitive and behavioral outcomes using quantile regression.

Design: Secondary analysis of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study dataset.

Participants: A total of 2,046 children aged 5 years.