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The Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME) Plus study: design and methods.

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Fulkerson, JA; Neumark-Sztainer, D; Story, M; Gurvich, O; Kubik, MY; Garwick, A; Dudovitz, B
Published in: Contemp Clin Trials
May 2014

BACKGROUND: Informed and engaged parents and healthful home environments are essential for the health of youth. Although research has shown health benefits associated with family meals, to date, no randomized controlled trial (RCT) has been developed to examine the impact of a family meals intervention on behavioral and health outcomes. METHODS/DESIGN: The Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME) Plus study is a two-arm (intervention versus attention-only control) RCT being conducted in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Built on previous pilot research, HOME Plus aims to increase the frequency and healthfulness of family meals and snacks and reduce children's sedentary behavior, particularly screen time, to promote healthier eating and activity behaviors and prevent obesity. HOME Plus is delivered to families in community settings. The program includes 10 monthly sessions focused on nutrition and activity education, meal planning and preparation skill development. In addition, five motivational goal-setting phone calls are conducted with parents. The primary outcome measure is age- and gender-adjusted child BMI-z score at post-intervention by treatment group. Secondary household-level outcomes include family meal frequency, home availability of healthful foods (fruits/vegetables) and unhealthful foods (high-fat/sugary snacks) and beverages (sugar-sweetened beverages), and the quality of foods served at meals and snacks. Secondary child outcomes include dietary intake of corresponding foods and beverages and screen time. CONCLUSIONS: The HOME Plus RCT actively engages whole families of 8-12 year old children to promote healthier eating and activity behaviors and prevent obesity through promotion of family meals and snacks and limited media use.

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Contemp Clin Trials

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EISSN

1559-2030

Publication Date

May 2014

Volume

38

Issue

1

Start / End Page

59 / 68

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Sedentary Behavior
  • Research Design
  • Public Health
  • Obesity
  • Meals
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Education
 

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Fulkerson, J. A., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., Gurvich, O., Kubik, M. Y., Garwick, A., & Dudovitz, B. (2014). The Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME) Plus study: design and methods. Contemp Clin Trials, 38(1), 59–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2014.01.006
Fulkerson, Jayne A., Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Mary Story, Olga Gurvich, Martha Y. Kubik, Ann Garwick, and Bonnie Dudovitz. “The Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME) Plus study: design and methods.Contemp Clin Trials 38, no. 1 (May 2014): 59–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2014.01.006.
Fulkerson JA, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, Gurvich O, Kubik MY, Garwick A, et al. The Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME) Plus study: design and methods. Contemp Clin Trials. 2014 May;38(1):59–68.
Fulkerson, Jayne A., et al. “The Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME) Plus study: design and methods.Contemp Clin Trials, vol. 38, no. 1, May 2014, pp. 59–68. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.cct.2014.01.006.
Fulkerson JA, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, Gurvich O, Kubik MY, Garwick A, Dudovitz B. The Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME) Plus study: design and methods. Contemp Clin Trials. 2014 May;38(1):59–68.
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Published In

Contemp Clin Trials

DOI

EISSN

1559-2030

Publication Date

May 2014

Volume

38

Issue

1

Start / End Page

59 / 68

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Sedentary Behavior
  • Research Design
  • Public Health
  • Obesity
  • Meals
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Education