TY - JOUR
T1 - A quasi-experimental study evaluating a health promotion program targeting healthy nutrition, physical activity and social network enhancement for low-income multi-problem households
T2 - study protocol
AU - Abidi, Latifa
AU - Nagelhout, Gera
AU - Spruijt, Renate
AU - Schutte, Hermijn
AU - de Vries, Hein
PY - 2018/8
Y1 - 2018/8
N2 - Previous studies have shown that people living in multi-problem households are less physically active, eat less healthy, have unstable social networks, and worse self-perceived general health than other people. The aim of this paper is to describe the development and evaluation of a health promotion program called ?Back2Balance? for low-income multi-problem households aimed at improving healthy nutrition, physical activity, social networks, and self-perceived health. Methods: The Back2Balance program was developed using input from two formative studies and a co-creation process together with the target group and social workers. We used the theoretical domains framework to identify the functional components of our program. The Back2Balance program consists of: 1) a walking group, 2) cooking workshops, 3) motivational talks, 4) discounts on existing health promotion programs, and 5) family trips and children?s activities. In a quasi-experimental study respondents in the intervention group receive the usual social services support for multi-problem households and have the possibility to enroll in the program. Respondents in the control group only receive usual social services support. The program will be evaluated among 272 respondents from low-income multi-problem households living in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Conclusions: This protocol describes the development and evaluation of the Back2Balance program. We hypothesize that the program will lead to increased physical activity, healthy nutrition, social networks enhancement, and self-perceived health. The results of this study can be used as input for other national or international initiatives aiming to increase health of low-income multi-problem households. Trial registration: NTR6512
AB - Previous studies have shown that people living in multi-problem households are less physically active, eat less healthy, have unstable social networks, and worse self-perceived general health than other people. The aim of this paper is to describe the development and evaluation of a health promotion program called ?Back2Balance? for low-income multi-problem households aimed at improving healthy nutrition, physical activity, social networks, and self-perceived health. Methods: The Back2Balance program was developed using input from two formative studies and a co-creation process together with the target group and social workers. We used the theoretical domains framework to identify the functional components of our program. The Back2Balance program consists of: 1) a walking group, 2) cooking workshops, 3) motivational talks, 4) discounts on existing health promotion programs, and 5) family trips and children?s activities. In a quasi-experimental study respondents in the intervention group receive the usual social services support for multi-problem households and have the possibility to enroll in the program. Respondents in the control group only receive usual social services support. The program will be evaluated among 272 respondents from low-income multi-problem households living in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Conclusions: This protocol describes the development and evaluation of the Back2Balance program. We hypothesize that the program will lead to increased physical activity, healthy nutrition, social networks enhancement, and self-perceived health. The results of this study can be used as input for other national or international initiatives aiming to increase health of low-income multi-problem households. Trial registration: NTR6512
U2 - 10.18203/2349-3259.ijct20183179
DO - 10.18203/2349-3259.ijct20183179
M3 - Article
SN - 2349-3240
VL - 5
SP - 132
EP - 141
JO - International Journal of Clinical Trials
JF - International Journal of Clinical Trials
IS - 3
ER -