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Marian L. Fitzgibbon
Researcher at University of Illinois at Chicago
Publications - 149
Citations - 3745
Marian L. Fitzgibbon is an academic researcher from University of Illinois at Chicago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Weight loss & Health care. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 132 publications receiving 3266 citations. Previous affiliations of Marian L. Fitzgibbon include United States Department of Veterans Affairs & University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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Two-year follow-up results for Hip-Hop to Health Jr.: a randomized controlled trial for overweight prevention in preschool minority children
Marian L. Fitzgibbon,Melinda R. Stolley,Linda Schiffer,Linda Van Horn,Katherine KauferChristoffel,Alan R. Dyer +5 more
TL;DR: Hip-Hop to Health Jr. was effective in reducing subsequent increases in BMI in preschool children, representing a promising approach to prevention of overweight among minority children in the preschool years.
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Mobile phone text messaging to promote healthy behaviors and weight loss maintenance: a feasibility study.
TL;DR: Early feasibility and acceptability of text messaging as a method for promoting healthy behaviors for weight maintenance for African-American women participating in a weight management program are demonstrated.
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Hip-Hop to Health Jr. for Latino Preschool Children
Marian L. Fitzgibbon,Marian L. Fitzgibbon,Melinda R. Stolley,Melinda R. Stolley,Linda Schiffer,Linda Van Horn,Katherine KauferChristoffel,Katherine KauferChristoffel,Alan R. Dyer +8 more
TL;DR: Hip‐Hop to Health Jr. was a diet/physical activity intervention designed to reduce gains in BMI in preschool minority children.
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Hip-Hop to Health Jr. Obesity Prevention Effectiveness Trial: postintervention results.
Marian L. Fitzgibbon,Marian L. Fitzgibbon,Melinda R. Stolley,Linda Schiffer,Carol L. Braunschweig,Sandra Gomez,Linda Van Horn,Alan R. Dyer +7 more
TL;DR: The intervention showed positive influences on physical activity and screen time, but not on diet, and it is feasible to adapt an obesity prevention program to be taught by classroom teachers.
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Colorectal cancer screening knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among veterans: Does literacy make a difference?
Nancy C. Dolan,M. Rosario Ferreira,Terry C. Davis,Marian L. Fitzgibbon,Alfred Rademaker,Dachao Liu,Brian P. Schmitt,Nicolle Gorby,Michael S. Wolf,Charles L. Bennett +9 more
TL;DR: Limited literacy may be an overlooked barrier in colorectal cancer screening among veterans, and men with lower literacy skills were more likely to have negative attitudes about fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), but not about flexible sigmoidoscopy.