Diep, C. S., Hingle, M., Chen, T., Dadabhoy, H. R., Beltran, A., Baranowski, J., Subar, A. F., & Baranowski, T. (2015). The Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Recall for Children, 2012 Version, for Youth Aged 9 to 11 Years: A Validation Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 115(10), 1591-8.
Valid methods of diet assessment are important for nutrition research and practice, but can be difficult with children.
Hingle, M. D., Rosputni, C., Alvarez, K., Howe, C., & da Silva, V. (2017). Prevention of type 2 diabetes in rural areas: a scoping review. Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice.
O'Connor, T., Watson, K., Hughes, S., Beltran, A., Hingle, M., Baranowski, J., Campbell, K., Canal, D. J., Bertha, A., Zacarías, I., González, D., Nicklas, T., & Baranowski, T. (2010). Health Professionals' and Dietetics Practitioners' Perceived Effectiveness of Fruit and Vegetable Parenting Practices across Six Countries. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 110(7), 1065-1071.
PMID: 20630164;Abstract:
Fruit and vegetable intake may reduce the risk of some chronic diseases. However, many children consume less-than-recommended amounts of fruit and vegetables. Because health professionals and dietetics practitioners often work with parents to increase children's fruit and vegetable intake, assessing their opinions about the effectiveness of parenting practices is an important step in understanding how to promote fruit and vegetable intake among preschool-aged children. Using a cross-sectional design, collaborators from six countries distributed an Internet survey to health and nutrition organization members. A self-selected sample reported their perceptions of the effectiveness of 39 parenting practices intended to promote fruit and vegetable consumption in preschool-aged children from May 18, 2008, to September 16, 2008. A total of 889 participants (55% United States, 22.6% Mexico, 10.9% Australia, 4.4% Spain, 3.3% Chile, 2.2% United Kingdom, and 1.6% other countries) completed the survey. The fruit and vegetable intake-related parenting practices items were categorized into three dimensions (structure, responsiveness, and control) based on a parenting theory conceptual framework and dichotomized as effective/ineffective based on professional perceptions. The theoretically derived factor structures for effective and ineffective parenting practices were evaluated using separate confirmatory factor analyses and demonstrated acceptable fit. Fruit and vegetable intake-related parenting practices that provide external control were perceived as ineffective or counterproductive, whereas fruit and vegetable intake-related parenting practices that provided structure, nondirective control, and were responsive were perceived as effective in getting preschool-aged children to consume fruit and vegetables. Future research needs to develop and validate a parent-reported measure of these fruit and vegetable intake-related parenting practices and to empirically evaluate the effect of parental use of the parenting practices on child fruit and vegetable consumption. © 2010 American Dietetic Association.
O'Connor, T. M., Masse, L., Tu, A., Watts, A., Hughes, S., Beauchamp, M., Baranowski, T., Pham, T., Berge, J., Fiese, B., Golley, R., Hingle, M. D., Kremers, S., Rhee, K., Skouteris, H., & Vaughn, A. (2016). Food Parenting Practices for 5-12-yr-old children: A concept map analysis of parenting and nutrition experts input. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
Elder, J. P., Shuler, L., Moe, S. G., Grieser, M., Pratt, C., Cameron, S., Hingle, M., Pickrel, J. L., Saksvig, B. I., Schachter, K., Greer, S., & K., E. (2008). Recruiting a diverse group of middle school girls into the trial of activity for adolescent girls. Journal of School Health, 78(10), 523-531.
PMID: 18808471;PMCID: PMC2764409;Abstract:
Background: School-based study recruitment efforts are both time consuming and challenging. This paper highlights the recruitment strategies employed by the national, multisite Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG), a study designed to measure the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce the decline of physical activity levels among middle school-aged girls. TAAG provided a unique opportunity to recruit large cohorts of randomly sampled girls within 36 diverse middle schools across the United States. Methods: Key elements of the formative planning, coordination, and design of TAAG's recruitment efforts included flexibility, tailoring, and the use of incentives. Various barriers, including a natural disaster, political tension, and district regulations, were encountered throughout the recruitment process, but coordinated strategies and frequent communication between the 6 TAAG sites were helpful in tailoring the recruitment process at the 36 intervention and control schools. Results: Progressively refined recruitment strategies and specific attention to the target audience of middle school girls resulted in overall study recruitment rates of 80%, 85%, and 89%, for the baseline, posttest, and follow-up period, respectively. Discussion: The steady increase in recruitment rates over time is attributed to an emphasis on successful strategies and a willingness to modify less successful methods. Open and consistent communication, an increasingly coordinated recruitment strategy, interactive recruitment presentations, and participant incentives resulted in an effective recruitment campaign. © 2008, American School Health Association.
