A national survey of physical activity behaviour: Preliminary results from the mission-on evaluation in New Zealand

Maddison, Ralph; Mhurchú, Cliona Ní; Jiang, Yannan; Hoorn, S Vander; Turley, Matt; Olds, T.; Ridley, Kate; Mitchelhill, G.; Utter, Jennifer; Denny, Simon

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.129

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“…Children over the age of 9 years are capable of accurately reporting dietary intake 53 and therefore we would not expect normal cognitive variation to affect the ability of the study cohort to self-report dietary behaviours. Comparison of the self-reported data collected in the study with the National Survey of Children and Young People's Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviours in New Zealand 55 suggests that under-reporting of healthy eating habits may have occurred. For instance, the National Survey of 10–14-year-olds reports consumption of at least one serving daily of fresh frozen or canned fruit, 94%; green vegetables, 92%; starchy vegetables, 79%.…”

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Adolescent understanding of DOHaD concepts: a school-based intervention to support knowledge translation and behaviour change

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et al. 2012

J Dev Orig Health Dis

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A life-course approach to reduction of risk of non-communicable diseases (NCD) suggests that early-life interventions may be more effective than lifestyle modifications in middle age. Knowledge translation to develop understanding of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) within the community offers the potential to encourage informed diet and lifestyle choices supporting reduction of NCD risk in current and future generations. Many women do not make sustained dietary change before or during pregnancy, therefore appropriate nutritional behaviours need to be established prior to adulthood. This makes adolescence an appropriate stage for interventions to establish suitable dietary and lifestyle behaviours. Therefore, we engaged adolescents in a school-based educational intervention, and assessed the value of this in development of understanding of DOHaD concepts to support behaviour change that could lead to NCD risk reduction in the next generation. Modules of course work were written for 11-14 year olds and trialled in nine schools. Matched pre- and post-intervention questionnaire responses from 238 students and 99 parents, and post-intervention interviews evaluated the intervention. Understanding of a link between maternal diet during pregnancy and the health of the foetus in adulthood increased from 46% to 76% following intervention. Post-intervention evidence suggests the programme facilitated discussion of diet, lifestyle and DOHaD concepts in most families. The intervention was effective in improving understanding of DOHaD concepts and in some cases led to appropriate behaviour change. However, the sustainability of these changes remains to be determined through on-going evaluation of attitudes and behaviour within this cohort.

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confidence: 99%