Preventing weight-related problems in adolescent girls through physical education and motivational interview

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a school-based program called New Moves in preventing the problems associated with overweight in adolescent girls. The study has recruited 356 participants from 12 high schools in Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota. Three intervention and three control schools were recruited in the study during 2007-2008 and remaining three control and three intervention schools were recruited during 2008-2009. Participants from racial or ethical minorities and with overweight were included.

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Tanviben Devendrabhai Patel;
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Study assessed as described in:
Neumark-Sztainer, D. R., Friend, S. E., Flattum, C. F., Hannan, P. J., Story, M. T.,
Bauer, K. W., ... & Petrich, C. A. (2010). New moves—preventing weight-related
problems in adolescent girls: a group-randomized study. American journal of
preventive medicine, 39(5), 421-432.
Remember, you are assessing the study which is described, and not this single
publication. You will need to check and identify if additional information about
this study is available. If so then you can incorporate the information into the
responses. Please be aware that sometimes the information may conflict. Place
your answers inside the boxes.
QUALITY ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR QUANTITATIVE STUDIES
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Part 1: (Initially undertaken on your own)
Show the structured PICO question of the study
Population (P) Intervention (I) Comparison (C) Outcomes (O)
Adolescent girls
with weight
related
problems.
Physical education class
with self-empower
components and
motivational interview.
No
intervention.
Improved weight
status.
Can adolescent girls with weight related problems improve their weight status
through physical education class with self-empower components and motivational
interview as compare to no intervention?
COMPONENT RATINGS
A) SELECTION BIAS
(Q1) Are the individuals selected to participate in the study likely to be representative of the target
population?
1. Very likely
2. Somewhat likely
3.Not likely
4. Can’t tell
Provide your explanation:
The study has aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based program called New Moves in preventing
the problems associated with overweight in adolescent girls. Six intervention school and six control school have
been selected in Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota. The participating schools have been
selected from urban and suburban areas and 356 participants have been recruited, among them 75% were
racial or ethnic minorities and 46% were obese. Three intervention and three control schools were recruited in
the study during 2007-2008 and remaining three control and three intervention schools were recruited during
2008-2009. The selected schools were recruited in a way that they would participate either as intervention group
or control group then the sample was randomized with this condition.
According to the American statistical Association, four criteria need to be consider while constructing sample for
research, they are, Similarity (Sample points with similar empirical distribution with the selected population),
distinctness (different sample points), exhaustiveness (sample covering most of the distribution of selected
population) and typicalness (typical sample pints chosen from the densest area of the selected population) (Bull,
2005). In this study the authors have selected schools from urban and suburban areas in order to recruit the
diverse student bodies including the minorities, hence, maintained the distinctness approach of sampling.
However, among 182 participants in intervention group, 175 participants have been completed the evaluation
process. Such absence of participants may result in selection bias. There were diverse population, hence
different social determinants have played important role in their health behaviour, but the study did not mention
such determinants and did not compare them which could contribute to the development of selection bias.
Therefore, selecting sample from a the list of participants based on EPHPP tool would be most relevant for the
study. Thus, the answer for this question is somewhat likely.
(Q2) What percentage of selected individuals agreed to participate?
1. 80 - 100% agreement
2. 60 – 79% agreement
3. less than 60% agreement
4. Not applicable
5. Can’t tell
Provide your explanation:
The study has recruited total 356 participants from the schools of urban and suburban areas. It has been found
that among 182 participants of intervention group, 175 participants have performed the complete evaluation
process. On the other hand, in figure 1 it was mentioned that overall 94% follow-up response has been collected
including 97% response from intervention group and 91% response from control. Hence, it can be said that 80-

100% participants have agreed to participate in the study.
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Provide your explanation:
Several factors have been identified in the study which could lead to the consequence of selection bias, for
example, lack of comparison between the diverse participants, representative sample and difference between
the participants of intervention and control group. Majority of the participants have agreed to participate in the
study and most of the parents and participants have shown satisfaction with the interventions, which can be
considered as the strength of the study. The study has reported about key behavioural factors associated with
overweight and which could be modified to reduce the weight related issues, for example, unhealthy weight
control behaviour, physical activity, dietary intake, sedentary behaviour, self image and eating habits. However,
lack of consideration of the different social determinants of health for diverse group can be considered as the
limitation of the study. Hence, the section of selection bias could be rated as moderate.
B) STUDY DESIGN
Indicate the study design
1. Randomized controlled trial
2. Controlled clinical trial
3. Cohort analytic (two group pre + post)
4. Case-control
5. Cohort (one group pre + post (before and after))
6. Interrupted time series
7.Other, please specify:
8. Can’t tell
Was the study described as randomized? If NO, go to Component C.
No Yes
If Yes, was the method of randomization described? (See dictionary)
No Yes
If Yes, was the method appropriate? (See dictionary)
No Yes
Provide your explanation:
The authors have mentioned the study design as group randomized control trial in the method section.
Description of randomization has been provided, for example, the authors have mentioned that 12 schools have
been selected from urban and sub-urban areas in Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota. The
schools were instructed to participate either as intervention group or control group and then the study was
randomized. Three intervention schools and three control schools were recruited during 2007-2008 and the
remaining Three intervention schools and three control schools were recruited during 2008-2009. Such process
of randomization was appropriate for the study as it allows the study to evaluate the effectiveness of the New
Moves program in the school level girls in order to reduce the weight related issues and the impact would be
examined for a long time (2007-2009), which would facilitate the interpretation of the result in an effective
manner.
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Provide your explanation:
In this study the study design and process of selection have been described. On the other hand the authors have
provided the rationale for selecting method or sampling. For example, 12 schools were selected from urban and
sub-urban areas in Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota in order to include diverse participants in
the study. Even, ethical consideration was taken from the University of Minnesota’s IRB and districts of the
participating schools. Consent has been taken from the parents and they have provided written assent as well.
According to Bilimoria, Chung & Hedges, (2018) ethical consideration is one of the most important part of
research when any human subject is included in the research as it helps to avoid any ethical issue during the
study. Such description of the study design has helped the readers to understand the importance of selecting
such study design and importance of maintain ethical factors in research. Therefore, the study design section of
the study could be rated as strong.
C) CONFOUNDERS
(Q1) Were there important differences between groups prior to the intervention?
1.Yes
2. No
3. Can’t tell
The following are examples of confounders:
1. Race
2. Sex
3. Marital status/family
4. Age
5. SES (income or class)
6. Education
7. Health status
8. Pre-intervention score on outcome measure
Provide your explanation:
Confounder variable is considered as the variables that impact on both the dependent and independent
variables of the study. Among the examples of confounders provided in the above section, race, age and health
status have been considered in this study. It has been found that among the total 356 participants 75% were
from racial or ethical minorities. On the other hand, 46% participants were obese or overweight which has shown
the difference in health status. Additionally, mean age of the participants have been represented which has
indicated the difference in the age of the participants. As the study has focused on the girls, there was no
difference in the sex. However, an additional confounder such as social determinants of health has not been
considered which is indicating that the study did not consider all confounders, nevertheless, the study has
included most of them.
(Q2) If yes, indicate the percentage of relevant confounders that were controlled (either in the
design (e.g. stratification, matching) or analysis)?
1. 80 – 100% (most)
2. 60 – 79% (some)
3. Less than 60% (few or none)
4. Can’t Tell
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Provide your explanation:
As mentioned before, the study has considered some confounders such as race, age and health status and it was
mentioned in the study design and study population section that 75% of the total study population was belong to
racial or ethical minorities and 46% of the population was obese or overweight. However, the study did not

consider important confounders associated with social determinants of health as there were participants from
diverse social groups. Hence, the section of confounder for this study could be rated as moderate.
D) BLINDING
(Q1) Was (were) the outcome assessor(s) aware of the intervention or exposure status of
participants?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Can’t tell
Provide your explanation:
In order to measure the expected outcomes the study has analysed eight behavioural factors including dietary
intake, self image, sedentary behaviour, physical activity, eating habit, and others unhealthy behaviour
associated with weight control behaviour. Such variables have measured while considering the interventions and
exposure to the intervention. For example, self-efficacy of each participant for physical activity and eating habits
has been measured while complying with the social cognitive theory. On the other hand, trans-theoretical model
of changes has been used in order to detect the progression in the behaviour change. Exposure to supportive
environment has also considered and assessed in an effective manner and description has been provided in
appendix A. Hence, it can be said that the assessors were aware of the intervention and exposure status of the
participants.
(Q2) Were the study participants aware of the research question?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Can’t tell
Provide your explanation:
As mentioned by Modi et al., (2014) informed consent is considered as the voluntary agreement for the
participant that are willing to participate in the research. In this process the participants are informed about the
importance of research and recruit the participants with their consent. The participants under 18 years age are
considered as child and in such cases parents are informed about the research and asked for their consent or
agreement to recruit their child in the research. In this study the authors have approved the study by the
University of Minnesota’s IRB and districts of the participating schools and all the parents have been informed
about the research question and assent form has been signed by them as well.
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Provide your explanation:
As described above, the study has considered all the interventions and exposure of the participants in an
effective manner. All variables have been measured and assessed effectively. The behavioural factors, on which
New Moves have focused, were measured while considering the trans-theoretical model of change and social
cognitive theory. Along with such compliance the study has maintained the ethical factors such as ethical
consideration and informed consent. As the average age of the participants were 15.8± 1.2 years, consent has
been taken from their parents and they have been informed about the research in an ethical manner. Hence the
section of blinding could be rated as strong.
E) DATA COLLECTION METHODS
(Q1) Were data collection tools shown to be valid?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Can’t tell
Provide your explanation:
This study has recruited 356 participants from 12 high schools in Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of
Minnesota. Three intervention and three control schools were recruited in the study during 2007-2008 and
remaining three control and three intervention schools were recruited during 2008-2009. Participants from racial
or ethical minorities and with overweight were included. Data has been collected from 2007 to 2009 and the
data was analysed in 2009 to 2010. BMI was measured with CDC CDC growth chart, physical activity was
assessed with 3-Day Physical Activity Recall survey, assessment of body fat was done through dual-energy x-ray
absorptiometry, dietary intake was measured through Nutrition Data System for Research software version
2006. The authors have mentioned that most of the survey associated with New Moves survey had great validity
and the authors have provided Cronbach’s alpha values (Appendix A) for the survey.
(Q2) Were data collection tools shown to be reliable?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Can’t tell
Provide your explanation:
As mentioned before, data has been collected during 2007-2008 and data has been analysed during 2009-2010.
Effective tools such as 3-Day Physical Activity Recall survey, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, CDC growth
chart and Nutrition Data System for Research software version 2006 have been used in order to collect and
assess the relevant data. Trained research staffs have been recruited to assess the data in an effective manner.
On the other hand, appendix A has shown the Cronbach’s alpha values for the survey tools and the researchers
have also mentioned the survey tools as highly reliable.
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Provide your explanation:
The above discussion on the data collection method has indicated that the researchers have used effective tools
in order to collect and assess the data. In addition, the researchers have provided the Cronbach’s alpha values
for the high reliability and validity of the utilised survey and tools. Cronbach’s alpha is an effective measure that
indicates the internal consistency of the tools used in research, hence, it can be said that the researchers have
justified the use of tools and their effectiveness in an effective manner (Tavakol & Dennick, 2011). However, the
researchers did not focus on the selection bias while collecting the data which has increased the risk of bias in
the result. Certo et al., (2016) have indicated that selection bias may skew the results of the study. Hence, the
data collection section of this study could be rated as moderate.
F) WITHDRAWALS AND DROP-OUTS
(Q1) Were withdrawals and drop-outs reported in terms of numbers and/or reasons per group?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Can’t tell
4. Not Applicable (i.e. one time surveys or interviews)
(Q2) Indicate the percentage of participants completing the study. (If the percentage differs by
groups, record the lowest).
1. 80 -100%
2. 60 - 79%
3. less than 60%
4. Can’t tell

5. Not Applicable (i.e. Retrospective case-control)
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Provide your explanation:
The authors have recruited total 356 participants from 12 high schools. All of the participants of the intervention
schools have received the interventions. However, some participants from the intervention group have escaped
the evaluation process. It has been mentioned by the authors in the program satisfaction section that among
182 participants from the intervention group 175 participants have been completed the evaluation process. On
the other hand the authors have mentioned in the method section that overall 94% response has received
including 97%from intervention group and 91% from control group. Additionally, dropout or withdrawals are not
described in numbers significantly. However, the authors have represented that majority of the participants have
received the intervention. Therefore, the withdrawals or dropout section of this study could be rated as
moderate.
G) INTERVENTION INTEGRITY
(Q1) What percentage of participants received the allocated intervention or exposure of interest?
1. 80 -100%
2. 60 - 79%
3. less than 60%
4. Can’t tell
Provide your explanation:
As mentioned before, the study has aimed to evaluate the school based New Moves program in order to reduce
the risk of weight associated health issues among girls, hence the study has recruited 356 participants from 12
high schools from urban and sub-urban areas in Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota and
recruited participants from racial or ethical minorities and participants that were overweighted as well. Effective
interventions have been allocated such as physical education class, motivational interview with individual,
parent outreach, providing diet with proper nutrition and self-empowerment. Total 94% responses have been
collected and exposure to individual intervention has measured with effective tools and survey. Only 7
participants have escaped the evaluation process during follow-up. However, positive outcomes have been
reported by 98% participants. From the above discussion, it can be said that the allocated interventions have
been received by 80 to100% participants.
(Q2) Was the consistency of the intervention measured?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Can’t tell
Provide your explanation:
It has been found that, effectiveness of each intervention has measured in an effective manner by the
researchers. Trained staffs have been allocated in order to measure the interventions. On the other hand reliable
and valid tools have been used for measuring the interventions. For example, in order to evaluate the effect of
proper diet, BMI of the participants has been measured with CDC growth chart, percentage of body fat has been
measured through dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, effectiveness of physical activity has been measured with
3-Day Physical Activity Recall and improvement in dietary intake has been measured with Nutrition Data System
for Research software version 2006. The researchers have used Cronbach’s alpha which is an effective measure
for evaluating the consistency of interventions. Hence, it can be said that the consistency of the interventions
has been measured in an effective manner.

(Q3) Is it likely that subjects received an unintended intervention (contamination or co-
intervention) that may influence the results?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Can’t tell
Provide your explanation:
The authors did not mentioned about any co-intervention pr unintended intervention in the study. Effective
interventions have been allocated focusing on the weight related issues of girls. However, participants from
diverse population such as from ethical or racial minority community have been participated in the study, hence,
it was important for the researchers to consider various social determinants of health such as income of the
families, health resources, environmental factors and health education. Such factors may affect the interventions
provided by the researchers. Nevertheless, impact of any external factor or co-intervention has not been found
and 98% of the participants and most of the parents were satisfied with the interventions of New Moves
program.
H) ANALYSES
(Q1) Indicate the unit of allocation (circle one)
community / a group of people / individual or patient
(Q2) Indicate the unit of analysis (circle one)
community / a group of people / individual or patient
Provide your explanation to Q1 & Q2:
The authors have mentioned in the method section that the school-based program New Moves has been
evaluated with the help of group randomized controlled design. Hence, 6 intervention high school and six control
high school have been allocated for the study. Therefore, it can be said that the unit of allocation for this study
was based on group of people. However, the study has recruited total 356 girls from these schools and analysed
each participants in order to evaluate the effectiveness of New Moves. The participants were recruited for
evaluation assessment at three levels such as, baseline, post-class and follow-up. Result for each intervention
and improvement in the health behaviour has been represented as the p value for the intervention group and
control group and described in the table 2. In addition individual counselling has been done in the motivational
interview session. Hence, it can be said that, the girls were analysed individually, however the result was
represented for the group.
(Q3) Are the statistical methods appropriate for the study design? [Please attempt to answer this
question within your current knowledge of statistics. You may wish to state the limitations of your
knowledge]
1. Yes
2. No
3. Can’t tell
Provide your explanation:
The study was designed with the help of group randomized controlled method and 12 high schools have been
recruited including 356 girls. The participants were analysed in three levels such as baseline, post-class and
follow-up. The researchers have adjusted the mean value and SD for age, ethnicity and race in the baseline. The
SD and mean value in follow-up and post class have been generated through 2 time point repeated measures
analysis. P-values have been derived from the related t-statistics. It was mentioned that p values were
containing 10 df as per the requirement of the design of group randomized study, which has indicated that the
statistical analysis was done according to the requirement of the study. However, p values were not adjusted
with the multiple testing. Appropriate assumption of normality was done according to the researchers. Finally 54
data were analysed during 2009-2010 in order to derive the result.
Such representation of data analysis was provided and du to my limited knowledge regarding statistics I agree
with the statement of the authors that statistical analysis of mixed model was appropriate as mentioned in the
statistical analysis section.

(Q4) Is the analysis performed by intervention allocation status (i.e. intention to treat) rather than
the actual intervention received?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Can’t tell
Provide your explanation:
Analysis was done based on the actual intervention received by the participants. Effective interventions such as
proper diet, physical activity, self-empowerment and motivational interview have been provided to all
participants and data was collected through the use of valid tools during 2007-2009 and analysed during 2009-
2010. Improvement in the dietary intake, attendance n the physical education class, BMI, body fat, eating
patterns and other relevant factors have been considered in order to analyse the actual effect of the
interventions in reducing weight related problems.
GLOBAL RATING
COMPONENT RATINGS
Please transcribe the information from the grey boxes on pages 1-4 onto this page. See dictionary on how to rate
this section.
A SELECTION BIAS STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3
B STUDY DESIGN STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3
C CONFOUNDERS STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3
D BLINDING STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3
E DATA COLLECTION METHOD STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3
F WITHDRAWALS AND
DROPOUTS
STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3 Not Applicable
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GLOBAL RATING FOR THIS PAPER (circle one):
1 STRONG (no WEAK ratings)
2 MODERATE (one WEAK rating)
3 WEAK (two or more WEAK ratings)
Part 2:

Discuss now your report with your partner working through each item and the
epidemiological principles. Complete the remainder of these questions. You may change
your initial responses from the independent draft that was submitted prior to discussion.
With both reviewers discussing the ratings:
Is there a discrepancy between the two reviewers with respect to the component (A-F) ratings?
No Yes
If yes, indicate the reason for the discrepancy
1. Oversight
2. Differences in interpretation of criteria
3. Differences in interpretation of study
Describe what happened when you exchanged your drafts and the describe outcome of the
discussion (you may describe what you learned during the process):
When I exchanged my draft with my partner we found that ranking of most of the section was similar, however,
there was some differences in the statistical analysis and withdrawals and dropout section. My partner marked
the section of withdrawals and dropout as not applicable as it was not mentioned clearly about the percentage of
withdrawals in the research paper, hence, we have discussed about the section and I have explained my points
and we decided to select the option 80-100%. Additionally, in the data analysis section my partner has chosen
the analyses as group of people, whereas, I have chosen individual or patient. My partner has explained that all
the result of analysis was presented as group and there is no data about individual participants, therefore we
have decided to chose group of people as the unit of analysis. As a outcome we have presented same result
about the article. In this session I have learned that difference interpretation of criteria could impact on the
result, hence it is important to take a shared decision in order to achieve successful outcomes.
If you were unable to complete the above comparison, please describe the reason and state the risk of failing to
undertake a comparative assessment after initial independent assessment.
Final decision of both reviewers (circle one):
1 STRONG
2 MODERATE
3 WEAK
Provide your explanation:
Both of us have rated the article as strong evidence. In the global rating table, it was mentioned that no weak
rating in the described aspects would indicate strong evidence. The study design and blinding section have been
rated as strong and other sections have been rated as moderate, hence there was no weak rating for the article.
On the other hand, the authors have used language which is easy to understand, clear aim was provided which
has helped us to understand the purpose of the study and the abstract of the study has informed about the
content in an effective manner. Precise result and description of each intervention and their effectiveness is also
discussed. Therefore, we have decided to rate the article as strong.
Results:
How large was the effect of the intervention? Is the effect clinically meaningful? (consider the
outcomes measured, whether the primary outcome is clearly specified, and the key results for each
outcome)

Provide your explanation:
The researchers have measured BMI, self image, unhealthy weight control behaviour, sedentary activity,
percentage of body fat eating pattern, dietary intake and physical activity as the primary outcomes. Result has
indicated significant improvement in sedentary activity, self image, unhealthy weight control behaviour, eating
habit and dietary intake. However, significant improvement associated with BMI and body fat has not been
found. It has been estimated in the 9 months follow-up that, the interventions provided by New Moves has
helped the intervention girls to reduce their sedentary behaviour by 30 minutes block a day and unhealthy
behaviour by 13.7% as compare to the control girls. In addition more support from the teachers, friends and
families have been found in order to maintain healthy diet and eating habit. In this way the program has helped
to identify effective measures in order to address the weight related issues in adolescence girls. Furthermore,
Todd et al., (2015) have reported that overweight is associated with several; chronic disease such as diabetes,
cardiovascular risk, respiratory disorder and cancer as well and also indicated that adolescence is the critical
time of overcoming the risk of obesity and address the health issues associated with obesity. Such findings of
the study has helped to understand the strategies to manage overweight and live healthy life, hence this study
is clinically significant as well.
Your overall conclusions about this study:
Considering both the trustworthiness of the study and the findings, make a brief overall conclusion and describe
what you think the implications would be in practice.
Provide your explanation:
In conclusion it can be said that, this study has recruited relevant representative of target population and
evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions provided by New Moves program. Data has been collected and
analysed in an effective manner and positive health outcomes has been achieved by the researchers. More over
that, the interventions were succeeded to meet the satisfaction level of 98% participants and the findings have
been found to be clinically significant n order to reduce the prevalence and risk of obesity and associated
diseases. Hence, it can be said that Neumark-Sztainer et al., (2010) have provided a strong evidence based
research paper for addressing the weight related issues of adolescent girls. Further research is required in order
to make the interventions more effective and improve the health status of the youth.
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and with permission was modified for teaching purposes. Incorporated are components from the
CASP Randomised Controlled Trial Checklist.
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