Merlin Jurg
Biographic Data
| ID | 10828432 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Merlin Jurg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Merlin |
| FAMILY NAME | Jurg |
| SIGNATURE | JURG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | GGD Amsterdam |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Using health promotion outcomes in formative evaluation studies to predict success factors in interventions
JUMP-in is a systematically developed intervention aimed at promoting physical activity among primary school children. It is a joint project involving different authorities and entails six school-based programme components. Measuring effects of such an intervention is a complex challenge. A common problem is the lack of valid instruments to measure physical activity and its determinants. In addition, it usually takes years to find improvements in…
A controlled trial of a school-based environmental intervention to improve physical activity in Dutch children
Interventions to promote physical activity are important in preventing children from becoming overweight. Many projects have been developed but only a few showed (moderate) effects. JUMP-in is a systematically developed primary-school-based intervention that focuses on the use of theory, environmental changes, parental influences and cooperation with multi-level parties in intervention development. The effects of JUMP-in were evaluated with a qua…
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A controlled trial of a school-based environmental intervention to improve physical activity in Dutch children
Interventions to promote physical activity are important in preventing children from becoming overweight. Many projects have been developed but only a few showed (moderate) effects. JUMP-in is a systematically developed primary-school-based intervention that focuses on the use of theory, environmental changes, parental influences and cooperation with multi-level parties in intervention development. The effects of JUMP-in were evaluated with a qua…
Using health promotion outcomes in formative evaluation studies to predict success factors in interventions
JUMP-in is a systematically developed intervention aimed at promoting physical activity among primary school children. It is a joint project involving different authorities and entails six school-based programme components. Measuring effects of such an intervention is a complex challenge. A common problem is the lack of valid instruments to measure physical activity and its determinants. In addition, it usually takes years to find improvements in…
Intervention (counseling) (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 works) · Psychological intervention (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work) · Cognition (1 work) · Community Health and Development (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work)