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"We've Had to Build the Plane as We Flew It.": Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on School-Based Weight Management Interventions.
Camp-Spivey, Logan J; Newman, Susan D; Stevens, Robert N; Nichols, Michelle.
  • Camp-Spivey LJ; Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Charleston, SC, USA.
  • Newman SD; Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Charleston, SC, USA.
  • Stevens RN; South Carolina Department of Education and South Carolina Department of Mental Health, School Behavioral Health, Columbia, SC, USA.
  • Nichols M; Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Charleston, SC, USA.
Child Obes ; 17(8): 497-506, 2021 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1290091
ABSTRACT

Background:

In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, elementary and secondary schools in the United States transitioned to remote learning to slow viral spread and protect students and school officials. This move interrupted academic education and school-based health interventions focused on physical activity (PA) and healthy eating behaviors to help combat childhood obesity. Little is known on how these interventions were affected by COVID-19.

Methods:

This concurrent multimethodological study incorporated two independent components qualitative descriptive semistructured interviews with public school administrators and quantitative descriptive cross-sectional needs assessment survey of public school personnel.

Results:

Three themes were identified from interviews with school administrators (N = 28) changes in school-based interventions addressing PA and healthy eating behaviors, changes in academic delivery affecting PA and healthy eating behaviors, and needs of school administrators. From the survey (N = 1311), 635 (48.4%) participants indicated that schools' abilities to address PA and healthy eating behaviors were negatively impacted by COVID-19. The majority (n = 876, 66.8%) of participants strongly agreed or agreed that the pandemic would affect future school-based interventions related to PA and healthy eating behaviors.

Conclusions:

While schools are prime locations for delivering school-based weight management interventions related to childhood obesity, participants reported the pandemic had overall negative impacts on interventions addressing PA and healthy eating behaviors. Understanding these impacts is essential to adapting school-based interventions to changes from COVID-19 so students may receive health information and access health promotion interventions in remote learning environments and during social distancing.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Diptera / Pediatric Obesity / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Animals / Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Child Obes Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Chi.2021.0037

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Diptera / Pediatric Obesity / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Animals / Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Child Obes Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Chi.2021.0037