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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mission-X Child Health Promotion Program in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the effects of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mission-X: Train Like an Astronaut program (MX) on children's health-related knowledge and behaviors of a sample of US participants.

Design

A nonexperimental pilot intervention study in 5 cities with a pre-post comparison of children's health-related knowledge and behaviors in the United States in 2014 and 2015.

Sample

Children (n = 409) with a mean age (standard deviation) of 10.1 (1.7) years.

Measures

Children answered pre- and postintervention questionnaires. We measured the differences in children's health knowledge on nutrition and physical fitness and behaviors on diet and physical activity as scores.

Intervention

A 6-week web- and school-based intervention for a healthier lifestyle by introducing physical fitness and science activities based on actual astronaut training under a teacher's supervision.

Analysis

Nonparametric analysis and logistic regression models.

Results

Participants significantly improved both of their health behaviors on physical activity ( P < .001) and diet ( P = .06) and their health knowledge regarding nutrition ( P < .001) and physical fitness ( P < .001) after the intervention. The improvement in children's behaviors ( P < .001), knowledge ( P < .001), and the total score ( P < .001) after intervention did not significantly vary by sex or age, after adjusting for year of participation and state of residency.

Discussion

The MX seems effective in improving health behaviors and health knowledge of participating children, which may serve as a model for sustainable global child health promotion program. Further research is needed to test its long-term effects on child health.

SUBMITTER: Min J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749986 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mission-X Child Health Promotion Program in the United States.

Min Jungwon J Tan Zhengqi Z Abadie Laurie L Townsend Scott S Xue Hong H Wang Youfa Y

American journal of health promotion : AJHP 20170913 6

<h4>Purpose</h4>To examine the effects of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mission-X: Train Like an Astronaut program (MX) on children's health-related knowledge and behaviors of a sample of US participants.<h4>Design</h4>A nonexperimental pilot intervention study in 5 cities with a pre-post comparison of children's health-related knowledge and behaviors in the United States in 2014 and 2015.<h4>Sample</h4>Children (n = 409) with a mean age (standard deviation) of 10.1 (1.7) yea ...[more]

PMID: 28901176

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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mission-X Child Health Promotion Program in the United States.

Purpose

Design

Sample

Measures

Intervention

Analysis

Results

Discussion

Publications

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mission-X Child Health Promotion Program in the United States.

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