Table 1.
Parent (n=10) and child (n=10) satisfaction survey results.
| Survey items | Rating score | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Parent items 1 (responses ranged from 1=Strongly Disagree to 6=Strongly Agree) | ||||||||
| Seeing my child’s weight on a graph every week helped me make better food choices for him/her. | 4.4 (1.2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| My child was willing to step on the bathroom scale once per week. | 5.6 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| My child was willing to wear a pedometer every day. | 4.0 (2.4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Tracking my child’s steps each day helped him/her reach physical activity goals. | 4.5 (1.7) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Tracking the foods my child ate helped him/her reach weight goals. | 5.1 (1.2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| The healthy tips my child and I received helped me make healthy lifestyle changes for my child. | 5.4 (0.9) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| The information I received in my health tips helped me make healthy lifestyle changes for my family & myself. | 5.3 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| I enjoyed the individual time talking with my counselor. | 5.8 (0.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| The amount of time talking with my interventionist was enough. | 5.7 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| I would have liked to spend more time talking with my interventionist. | 1.8 (0.9) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I enjoyed meeting with my counselor remotely (by phone call or video chat on my smartphone). | 5.8 (0.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| Parent items 2 (responses ranged from 1=Not helpful to 6=Very Helpful) | ||||||||
| Learning about the importance of self-monitoring how much we eat and our activity. | 5.7 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Learning about portion control. | 5.7 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Learning about choosing the right foods for you and your child. | 5.4 (0.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Learning about how to build good social support. | 5.4 (0.9) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Learning about fat, protein, and carbohydrates. | 5.5 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Learning about how to overcome barriers to being healthy. | 5.4 (0.9) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Learning about how to make better choices when eating outside the home. | 5.7 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Learning how to make healthy choices on special occasions such as birthday parties and school functions. | 5.3 (0.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| Learning about healthy eating plans for the whole family, like the Stoplight approach to healthy eating. | 5.7 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Learning about how much physical activity is recommended for me and my child. | 5.5 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Taking a closer look at why we eat. | 5.3 (0.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| Learning about healthy beverage choices for me and my child. | 5.2 (1.5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Child items (responses were 1=No; 2=I don’t think so; 3=Maybe; 4=I think so; 5=Yes) | ||||||||
| I liked wearing my pedometer. | 3.1 (0.4) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | N/A | |
| I liked seeing how many steps I can get each day. | 4.3 (0.3) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | N/A | |
| The pedometer was easy to use. | 3.5 (0.5) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | N/A | |
| I tried to move more. | 3.5 (0.5) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | N/A | |
| I liked talking to [interventionist] about eating healthy foods and being more active. | 4.0 (0.4) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | N/A | |
| I tried to eat healthier foods. | 4.1 (0.4) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | N/A | |
| I tried new healthy foods that I had not tried before. | 3.8 (0.5) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | N/A | |
| I ate less candy. | 3.3 (0.5) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | N/A | |
| I drank less soda. | 3.7 (0.5) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | N/A | |
| I talked with my parents about eating healthier foods. | 2.7 (0.5) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | N/A | |
| Getting on the scale once a week was easy. | 4.2 (0.4) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | N/A | |