Development of an innovative process evaluation approach for the families improving together (FIT) for weight loss trial in African American adolescents

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 106-116

  Alia, Kassandra A ^a   Wilson, Dawn K ^a   McDaniel, Tyler ^a   St George, Sara M ^b   Kitzman Ulrich, Heather ^c   Smith, Kelsey ^a   Heatley, VaShawn ^a   Wise, Courtney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Process evaluation; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BODY SIZE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ETHNIC MINORITY; FAMILY STRUCTURE; FUTURE PROSPECT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PARENT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84921263471     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.12.020     Document Type: Article

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