The Rural Worksite Weight Management Project

农村工地体重管理项目

• 批准号: 7921389
• 负责人: JOHN J MAY
• 金额: $ 14.63万
• 依托单位: MARY IMOGENE BASSETT HOSPITAL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7921389
• 关键词: Rural; Worksite; Weight; Management; Project

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The current obesity epidemic is particularly impacting rural populations. A large portion of the costs are being borne by small rural employers. Although there is potential for using these worksites for meaningful weight loss / weight maintenance initiatives, there is little evidence of such efforts at the current time. The proposed project, "The Rural Worksite Weight Management Project" will adapt an existing evidence-based NIH program for use in small business worksites. Aim for Healthy Weight (AFHW) has been designed and tested in primary care settings. The first aim of this proposed work is to adapt AFHW for use with groups of employees in the small business setting. Previous pilot efforts suggest that this can be readily accomplished. The second aim is the testing of this modified AFHW in eight randomly selected, size-stratified intervention sites and comparing the results with eight control sites. Outcomes of interest will include change in attitudes and behavioral intent relative to exercise and dietary change as well as change in body mass index. The applicant, the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, is already working with a cohort of 104 rural worksites, many of whom have already indicated a willingness to participate in the proposed study. Demonstration of meaningful impact of this worksite wellness intervention could lead to widespread dissemination of this methodology to both rural and non-rural small businesses. Public Health Relevance: This project will attempt to adapt a weight loss intervention proven to be effective in primary care settings for use with groups of employees in small business worksites. The program will be compared to minimal interventions in matched worksites, looking for improved intention among participants to modify eating and exercise behaviors as well as proof of effective weight loss. If effective, this inexpensive intervention could be used in a number of small workplaces around the country.

描述（由申请人提供）：当前的肥胖症流行尤其影响农村人群。小型农村雇主承担了很大一部分费用。尽管有可能将这些工作人员用于有意义的减肥 /体重维持计划，但目前几乎没有证据表明这种努力。拟议的项目“农村工作场所体重管理项目”将适应现有的基于证据的NIH计划，用于小型企业工作人员。在初级保健环境中设计和测试了健康体重（AFHW）的目标。这项拟议工作的第一个目的是调整AFHW，供小型企业环境中的员工群体使用。以前的飞行员努力表明，这很容易完成。第二个目的是在八个随机选择的大小分层干预站点中测试此修改后的AFHW，并将结果与​​八个控制位点进行比较。感兴趣的结果将包括有关运动和饮食变化的态度和行为意图的变化，以及体重指数的变化。申请人是纽约农业医学与健康中心，已经与104个农村工作人员合作，其中许多人已经表明愿意参加拟议的研究。表明这种工作场所健康干预的有意义的影响可能会导致这种方法对农村和非农村小型企业的广泛传播。 公共卫生相关性：该项目将试图调整一项被证明在小型企业工作人员中与一群员工一起使用的初级保健环境中有效的减肥干预措施。该计划将与匹配工作人员中的最小干预措施进行比较，以提高参与者修改饮食和运动行为的意图以及有效的体重减轻证明。如果有效，则这种廉价的干预措施可用于全国许多小型工作场所。