A formative evaluation of the SWITCH® obesity prevention program: print versus online programming

BMC Obesity

Table 1 Parent/Child interactions with SWITCH® program and parent-reported “Do”, “View”, and “Chew” behavior outcomes

Variables	Overall			Print SWITCH®			Online SWITCH®			Cohen’s d
Variables	N	M	SD	n	M	SD	n	M	SD	Cohen’s d
Impact Measures (Parent/Child Interaction)
with SWITCH® “Do” part	90	2.96	.90	49	2.98	.92	41	2.93	.88	.06
with SWITCH® “View” part	88	2.81	.87	48	2.81	.91	40	2.80	.82	.01
with SWITCH® “Chew” part	90	3.03	.92	49	3.10	.90	41	2.95	.95	.16
Outcome Measures (Behavior Outcomes)
“Do” behavior	89	3.73	.70	48	3.84	.64	41	3.60	.74	.35
“View” behavior	89	3.69	.65	49	3.65	.62	40	3.73	.70	-.12
“Chew” behavior	90	3.64	.59	49	3.75	.64	41	3.52	.51	.40

Note: SWITCH® “Do”, “View”, and “Chew” refer to ≥ 60 minutes moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day, ≤ 2 hours screen time per day, and ≥ 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day, respectively.

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