Process evaluation of the IDEFICS school intervention: Putting the evaluation of the effect on children's objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in context

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 89-102

  Verloigne, M ^a,b   Ahrens, W ^c,d   De Henauw, S ^a,e   Verbestel, V ^a   Marild S ^f   Pigeot, I ^c,d   de Bourdeaudhuij, I ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^f SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Belgium; Cohort study; Obesity prevention; School

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEDENTARY TIME; TIME; CAUCASIAN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84955318781     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12353     Document Type: Article

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