@article {2272,
	title = {Developing a Measure of Behavior Change in a Program to Help Low-Income Parents Prevent Unhealthful Weight Gain in Children},
	journal = {Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior},
	volume = {44},
	year = {2012},
	month = {2012/01/01/},
	pages = {12 - 21},
	abstract = {<p>ObjectiveTo develop and test a brief measure of changes in eating, active play, and parenting practices after an intervention to help parents shape children\&rsquo;s choices and home environments.DesignSequential phases of development and testing: expert panel review, cognitive testing interviews, field testing, test-retest study, and assessment of convergence with detailed previously validated instruments.Setting and ParticipantsExpanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), New York State. Low-income parents of 3- to 11-year-old children; Cooperative Extension nutrition and parenting educators.Main Outcome MeasuresQuestionnaire reliability, validity, respondent comprehension, and feasibility of use in program contexts.AnalysisQualitative analysis of item comprehension. Correlational analysis of test-retest reliability and convergent validity.ResultsA behavior checklist was developed to assess change in parent-reported family eating, physical activity, and parenting practices addressed by an intervention. The checklist was feasible for use in EFNEP and questions were understood as intended. Test-retest reliability was good (r = 0.83) and scores correlated significantly (range, 0.25 to \&ndash;0.60; P \&lt; .05) with detailed measures of dietary habits, parental modeling, physical activity, and home environment.Conclusions and ImplicationsDevelopment and testing in a program context produced a tool community nutritionists can use to evaluate educational interventions aimed at helping parents promote healthful eating and activity.</p>},
	keywords = {child overweight, low-income~population, nutrition education, parenting practices, Program Evaluation},
	isbn = {1499-4046},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2011.02.015},
	author = {Katherine L Dickin and Lent, Megan and Lu, Angela H. and Sequeira, Joran and Jamie S. Dollahite}
}
