We used individual level data on invitation and attendance in the program as well as on the outcome of the screening examination.
Semi-standardized interviews were used to retrieve more information on body perception, emotional status, everyday life and coping, and changes in these dimensions after attendance in the program.
Women who were invited to the NBCSP were defined as screened or nonscreened based on the date of their first attendance in the program.
The mortality reduction associated with attendance in the program was 43% (MRR, 0.57; 95% confidence interval, 0.51-0.64) adjustingusting for calendar period, attained age, years after inclusion in the cohort, and self-selection bias.
Boston school system officials said that improving attendance in the summer program is among their top priorities.
Qualitative data revealed that physical access to the program was a barrier, while GP/practice endorsement of the program and flexibility in program delivery facilitated attendance.
Acceptance into the senior-year program, offered at 10 of the city's 18 vocational high schools, is based on grades, attendance and interest in the program.
45 However, actual attendance in the lifestyle modification program was not altered, and weight loss was not significantly different among those who received the GRS and genetic counseling compared with those who did not.
A study conducted by researchers at Harvard's Graduate School of Education examined the impact of one year of attendance in the BPS preschool program on children's school readiness and found substantial positive effects on children's literacy, language, mathematics, emotional development, and executive functioning.
That is, improvements in both the recognition of knowledge and skills as well as the importance of network building with CBOs through attendance at the program possibly trigger changes in behavioral and environmental factors.
