Table 2.
Camp NERF evaluation chart for children, caregivers, and youth mentors
| Outcomes | Goal | Measure | b0 | T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Outcomes | ||||
| Nutrition | ||||
| Food Attitudes and Preferences | Increase preference for fruits and vegetables | Fruit and Vegetable Preferences Domel 1993 85 |
X | X |
| Dietary Intake | Increase quality of diet (increase fruit and vegetable intake (quantity and variety), decrease intake of foods high in solid fats and added sugars; decrease sugar-sweetened beverages) | Caregiver-assisted 24-hour diet recall Burrows et al 2010 86 Baxter et al 2003 87 Baxter et al 2009 88 |
X | X |
| Physical Activity | ||||
| Physical activity level and sedentary time | Increase estimated active time and decrease estimated time in sedentary behavior | 3rd-5th: SPAN questionnaire Hoelscher et al 2010 89 |
X | X |
| Mental Health | ||||
| Self-concept | Increase positive affect | PANAS Survey Laurent et al 1999 90 |
X | X |
| Decrease negative affect | ||||
| Retain positive changes in self-concept | ||||
| Social Support | ||||
| Social Support for Food and Physical Activity Habits | Increase social support for food and physical activity habits | Social Support Scale for Food and Physical Activity Habits | X | X |
| Gadhoke 2015 91 | ||||
| Social Support for Healthy and Unhealthy Eating | Increase social support for healthy eating and decrease social support for unhealthy eating | Social Support Scale for Healthy and Unhealthy Eating Fitzgerlad 2013 92 |
X | X |
| Biometrics | ||||
| Height and Weight | Prevent unhealthy weight gain | Hopkins Road Rod Portable Stadiometer (Height) BalanceFrom High Accuracy Digital Scale (Weight) 2000 CDC sex-specific BMI-for-age growth chart93 |
X | X |
| Waist Circumference | Prevent increase in waist circumference | MyoTape tape measure CDC Waist Circumference Tables 94 |
X | X |
| Blood Pressure | Prevent increase in blood pressure | Panasonic Portable Blood Pressure Monitor NHBLI Standardized Blood Pressure Tables 95 |
X | X |
| Youth Mentor Outcomes | ||||
| Nutrition | ||||
| Food Attitudes and Preferences | Increase preference for fruits and vegetables | Fruit and Vegetable Preferences Domel 1993 85 |
X | X |
| Dietary Intake | Increase quality of diet (increase fruit and vegetable intake (quantity and variety), decrease intake of foods high in solid fats and added sugars; decrease sugar-sweetened beverages) | Youth Mentor reported 24-hour diet recall Lindquist et al 2000 96 |
X | X |
| Physical Activity | ||||
| Physical activity level and sedentary time | Increase estimated active time and decrease estimated sedentary time | SPAN questionnaire Hoelscher et al 2010 89 |
X | X |
| Mental Health | ||||
| Self-concept | Increase positive affect | PANAS Survey Laurent et al 1999 90 |
X | X |
| Decrease negative affect | ||||
| Retain positive changes in self-concept | ||||
| Social Support | ||||
| Social Support for Food and Physical Activity Habits | Increase social support for food and physical activity habits | Social Support Scale for Food and Physical Activity Habits Gadhoke 2015 91 |
X | X |
| Social Support for Healthy and Unhealthy Eating | Increase social support for healthy eating and decrease social support for unhealthy eating | Social Support Scale for Healthy and Unhealthy Eating Fitzgerlad 2013 92 |
X | X |
| Biometrics | ||||
| Height and Weight | Prevent unhealthy weight gain | Hopkins Road Rod Portable Stadiometer (Height) BalanceFrom High Accuracy Digital Scale (Weight) CDC sex-specific BMI-for-age growth chart93 |
X | X |
| Waist Circumference | Prevent increase in waist circumference | MyoTape tape measure CDC Waist Circumference Tables 94 |
X | X |
| Blood Pressure | Prevent increase in blood pressure | Panasonic Portable Blood Pressure Monitor NHBLI Standardized Blood Pressure Tables 95 |
X | X |
| Caregiver Outcomes | ||||
| Nutrition | ||||
| Caregiver Self-Efficacy | Improve caregiver self-efficacy to make healthy choices | Self-efficacy to make healthy choices Bohman 2014 97 |
X | X |
| Dietary Intake; Home Food Environment | Increase purchase and consumption of healthy foods; decrease purchase and consumption of unhealthy foods | Home Food Inventory Fulkerson 2008 98 |
X | X |
| Physical Activity | ||||
| Leisure Time Exercise | Increase engagement in leisure time exercise | Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire Godin & Shepherd 1985 99 |
X | X |
| Retain positive changes in leisure time exercise | ||||
| Anthropometrics | ||||
| Height and Weight | Prevent unhealthy weight gain | Self-report | X | X |
| Weight | Prevent unhealthy weight gain | Self-report | X | X |
b0 = baseline; beginning of summer
t1 = post-intervention; end of summer