Title
Influence of Perceptions on School Nurse Practices to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Abbreviated Journal Title
IEEE Wirel. Commun.
Keywords
school nurse knowledge/perceptions/self-efficacy; role; promotion/development; obesity; health/wellness; BODY-MASS INDEX; PERCEIVED BARRIERS; SELF-EFFICACY; CHILDREN; FAMILIES; WEIGHT; HEALTH; Nursing
Abstract
Comprehensive childhood obesity prevention (COP) strategies should include increasing school nurse involvement. This study was conducted to determine the influence of key school nurse perceptions (self-efficacy, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers) on participation in COP practices at the individual child and school level. Florida registered nurse (RN) school nurses (n = 171) anonymously completed online or paper questionnaires. Linear regression analyses identified a model of self-efficacy with perceived benefits and barriers that explained 12% and 9.1% (p < .001) of variance in child-level and school-level COP practices, respectively. Self-efficacy explained the most variance in both models (p < .001). Mediation testing identified perceived barriers as a partial mediator of the influence of self-efficacy on child-level practices. These findings support interventions and policy changes to increase self-efficacy and reduce perceived barriers to promote school nurse involvement in preventing childhood obesity.
Subjects
S. B. Quelly
Volume
30
Issue/Number
4
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
292
Last Page
302
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1059-8405
Recommended Citation
"Influence of Perceptions on School Nurse Practices to Prevent Childhood Obesity" (2014). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 5652.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/5652
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