Development and expert evaluation of "Moms on the Move," a physical activity intervention for WIC mothers. Women, Infants, and Children. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The purpose of this descriptive study was to develop and evaluate "Moms on the Move," a provider-counseled physical activity intervention for mothers enrolled in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The intervention was based on the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change. The evaluation occurred in two stages. In the first stage, physical activity behavioral experts (n=4) evaluated the: (a) rationale for intervention components; (b) linkages between behavior change constructs, intervention activities, and study outcomes; (c) literature support for the TTM behavior change constructs; and (d) the intervention brochure. The expert evaluation tool was adapted from the "Educational Materials Review Form." Each item in the expert evaluation met the

published proceedings

  • Public Health Nurs

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Fahrenwald, N. L., & Sharma, M.

citation count

  • 9

complete list of authors

  • Fahrenwald, Nancy L||Sharma, Manoj

publication date

  • November 2002

publisher