Table 2.
Adult survey responses (n=11).
| Question and response choice | Value | |
| Which of the following applies to you? n (%) | ||
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Parent/guardian of an adolescent | 6 (54.5) |
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Parent/HCPa | 1 (9.1) |
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Parent/teacher | 2 (18.2) |
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Teacher only | 2 (18.2) |
| How important is it to you that you lead a healthy lifestyle? (0=not important, 10=extremely important), mean (SD) | ||
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Regular exercise | 5.9 (3.4) |
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Healthy nutrition | 7.6 (2.0) |
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Limit sedentary behavior | 6.9 (2.8) |
| How many times per week do you exercise for at least 20 minutes? n (%) | ||
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Never | 6 (54.5) |
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1-2 times/week | 1 (9.1) |
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3-4 times/week | 2 (18.2) |
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Most days | 2 (18.2) |
| How active is your job? n (%) | ||
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Sedentary | 2 (18.2) |
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Lightly active | 5 (45.5) |
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Moderately active | 4 (36.4) |
| About how much time do you think adolescent girls spend on social media each day? mean (SD) | 3.4 hours (1.5-5.5) | |
| How does social media influence? (–5=very negative, 0=no influence, 5=very positive influence), mean (SD) | ||
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Healthy eating | 0.1 (1.9) |
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Activity | –1.4 (2.9) |
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Sedentary behavior | -0.25 (3.7) |
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Body image | –1 (4.3) |
| Importance of modeling healthy behaviors (0=not important, 10=extremely important), mean (SD) | 9.3 (1.1) | |
| How do you role model healthy behavior? n (%) | ||
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Healthy eating | 5 (45.5) |
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Limit social media | 8 (72.7) |
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Healthy activity | 6 (54.5) |
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Limit sedentary behavior | 5 (45.5) |
| Importance of discussing healthy behaviors with adolescents? (0=not important, 10=extremely important), mean (SD) | 9.1 (1.1) | |
| Which do you discuss with adolescents? n (%) | ||
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Food choices | 9 (81.8) |
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Portion sizes | 7 (63.6) |
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Daily activity | 8 (72.7) |
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Sedentary behavior | 5 (45.5) |
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Social media | 10 (90.9) |
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Healthy body image | 11 (100) |
| How do you encourage adolescents to access health-related info? n (%) | ||
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Encourage talking to parents | 9 (81.8) |
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Answer directly | 7 (63.6) |
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Encourage them to talk to HCPs | 7 (63.6) |
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Direct to reliable online sources | 4 (36.4) |
| How much health-related info do you think adolescents see on social? (0=none, 10=a lot), mean (SD) | ||
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Nutrition | 3.0 (2.5) |
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General activity | 4.8 (2.4) |
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Fitness | 6.1 (2.2) |
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Sedentary behavior | 2.9 (2.1) |
aHCP: health care provider.