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Table 2 Changes in outcome variables for caregivers

From: Evaluation of a community-based, family focused healthy weights initiative using the RE-AIM framework

Measure

Pre-Intervention

Post-Intervention

  

6-month follow-up

  

M

SD

M

SD

n

p

es

M

SD

n

p

es

Knowledgea

 Adult daily fruit and vegetable servings

9.5

 

17.6

 

65

.15

.52

16.2

 

35

1.0

.16

 Child daily fruit and vegetables servings

20.8

 

42.9

 

25

.18

2.22

47.1

 

14

.22

.42

 Sugary drinks

78.4

 

74.3

 

67

.58

.11

91.7

 

34

.69

.29

 Adult minutes of PA per day

44.3

 

36.3

 

67

.15

.29

48.6

 

36

1.0

.25

 Child minutes of PA per day

41.7

 

67.6

 

25

.13

.08

58.8

 

15

1.0

.25

 Adult days of PA per week

50

 

50.7

 

68

.29

.21

45.9

 

36

.39

.24

 Child days of PA per week

46.6

 

49.3

 

67

.83

.24

56.8

 

36

.82

1

 Child screen time limits

26.7

 

37.7

 

68

.50

.20

41.7

 

35

.77

.31

Efficacy Beliefs

 Adult healthy eating efficacy (1–5)

2.65

1.06

3.07

0.91

65

.02*

.32

3.10

.93

32

.03*

.47

 Cooking efficacy (0–100)

82.15

19.37

88.44

14.52

64

.001*

.43

88.57

12.30

32

.01*

.49

 Efficacy to include child in cooking (1–5)

3.35

1.05

3.66

.90

62

.05*

.32

3.45

.98

30

.50

.12

 Adult physical activity efficacy

55.36

24.64

57.87

16.13

42

.10

.26

55.15

18.11

20

.44

.18

Behaviour

 Eat breakfastb (0–6)

4.00

 

4.00

 

61

.68

−.05

4.00

 

32

.89

.02

 Caregiver fruit and vegetable consumptionb (0–6)

3.50

 

4.00

 

60

.57

.07

4.00

 

31

.67

−.07

 Eat evening meal with childb (0–6)

5.00

 

5.00

 

56

.28

.15

5.00

 

29

.79

.05

 Shopping practices (0–4)

2.40

.92

2.50

.68

55

.72

.05

2.57

.82

25

.08

.37

 Child fruit and vegetable consumption (0–8)

4.45

2.08

4.35

1.74

54

.80

.04

4.97

1.96

26

.68

.08

 Healthy food availability (0–100)

66.82

15.62

70.12

13.98

55

.36

.12

67.12

16.30

29

.23

.23

 Unhealthy food availability (0–100)

41.42

16.11

39.66

17.80

55

.02*

.31

33.76

19.92

28

.01*

.53

 Child’s physical activity behaviourb (0–7)

5.00

 

4.00

 

55

.44

−.10

6.00

 

26

.35

.18

 Child’s sedentary behaviourb (0–6)

1.00

 

1.00

 

48

.08

−.25

1.00

 

23

.58

.12

 Caregiver physical activity behaviourb (minutes)

100.00

 

110.00

 

48

.31

.15

82.00

 

26

.15

−.28

Social Support

 Physical activity

3.10

.92

2.91

.83

58

.16

.19

3.29

.88

58

.12

.31

 Healthy eating

4.08

1.00

4.28

.87

64

.32

.13

4.30

.87

31

.20

.23

Healthy Related Quality of Life

71.64

16.52

74.66

9.42

20

.56

.14

75.62

16.75

14

.57

.24

  1. aValues reported in the M column represent percent correct based on all that answered the question. p values calculated using Exact McNemar’s chi-squared test, effect size calculated as the odds ratio. Odds ratios were calculated based on the chances of obtaining the correct answer following Healthy Together if your answer was incorrect before the program
  2. bValues reported in the M column represent median score. p values calculated using Wilcoxon sign-test, effect size calculated as r
  3. *Significant difference between time points, p < .05
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