REseArCH INteGration in Women, Infants, and Children

Pennington Biomedical Research Center628 enrolled

Overview

WIC is a governmental program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education and referrals to other health and social services. With the goal of applying for a future grant to expand the dissemination of SmartLoss® within the WIC program, feedback from WIC staff and WIC clients must be solicited to better understand the burden and barriers of integrating these kinds of programs and with WIC participants.

Participants will complete a 15 minute online survey. WIC Staff will be eligible to complete the WIC staff survey and WIC clients will be eligible to complete the WIC client survey. This is a qualitative research study designed to identify the receptiveness of implementing a weight management program in the WIC program and the barriers to weight management intervention as described by WIC staff and WIC clients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

628

Conditions

Body Weight Changes

Interventions

There is no interventionOTHER

There is no intervention

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals who are at least 18 years old * Have been employed or volunteered at a WIC Clinic or DHH in Louisiana for at least 6 months in the past 2 years OR received WIC services during pregnancy or postpartum or have had a child who received WIC services in the past 2 years Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years old

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Receptiveness to Weight Management Interventions in the WIC Program

WIC staff and WIC clients were asked if they were receptive to implementing weight management interventions in the WIC program with answer options: Yes, No, Neutral, or Unanswered.

Time frame: 1 day

Barriers to WIC Appointments as Described by WIC Clients

WIC clients were asked what are barriers that they experience attending their WIC appointments.

Time frame: 1 day

Lack of Time at WIC Appointments as a Barrier to Implementing Weight Management Interventions as Described by WIC Staff

WIC staff were asked to choose the how they feel about lack of time as a barrier to implementing weight management interventions at WIC appointments.

Time frame: 1 day

Lack of Staff at WIC Appointments as a Barrier to Implementing Weight Management Interventions as Described by WIC Staff

WIC staff were asked to choose the how they feel about lack of staff as a barrier to implementing weight management interventions at WIC appointments.

Time frame: 1 day

Lack of Training at WIC Appointments as a Barrier to Implementing Weight Management Interventions as Described by WIC Staff

WIC staff were asked to choose the how they feel about lack of training as a barrier to implementing weight management interventions at WIC appointments.

Time frame: 1 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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