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The Utilization of Process Evaluations in Childhood Obesity Intervention Research: A Review of Reviews
ISSN: 1929 - 4247
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The Utilization of Process Evaluations in Childhood Obesity Intervention Research: A Review of Reviews
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ICC-0702
Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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IAA.ZONE/1929101014247
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Abstract
Process evaluations are an essential component to evaluating health promotion programs, however they are consistently under-utilized and oftentimes not reported upon in the literature. This study reports the use of process evaluations in childhood obesity prevention interventions implemented over the past three decades. Seven meta-analyses and systematic reviews were located for this review or reviews, and from these, 119 unique references were identified. Each article was retrieved and read for appropriateness, and 20 were excluded for a variety of reasons (ex. not published in English language), resulting in 99 articles included for this study. Overall, process evaluations were not well reported upon. Only 38 studies reported the fidelity of program implementation, 25 studies tracked participant attendance, 29 studied evaluated participant satisfaction, and 49 studies reported how staff members were trained. Additionally, one-third ...
