TY - JOUR
T1 - Using Simulation Modeling to Guide the Design of the Girl Scouts Fierce & Fit Program
AU - Ferguson, Marie
AU - Morgan, Matthew J.
AU - O’Shea, Kelly J.
AU - Winch, Lucas
AU - Siegmund, Sheryl
AU - Solano Gonzales, Mario
AU - Randall, Samuel
AU - Hertenstein, Daniel L.
AU - Montague, Valerie
AU - Woodberry, Ayanna
AU - Cassatt, Trish
AU - Lee, Bruce Y.
PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - Objective: The study aim was to help the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland evaluate, quantify, and potentially modify the Girl Scouts Fierce & Fit program. Methods: From 2018 to 2019, our Public Health Informatics, Computational, and Operations Research team developed a computational simulation model representing the 250 adolescent girls participating in the Fierce & Fit program and how their diets and physical activity affected their BMI and subsequent outcomes, including costs. Results: Changing the Fierce & Fit program from a 6-week program meeting twice a week, with 5 minutes of physical activity each session, to a 12-week program meeting twice a week with 30 minutes of physical activity saved an additional $84,828 ($80,130-$89,526) in lifetime direct medical costs, $81,365 ($76,528-$86,184) in lifetime productivity losses, and 7.85 (7.38-8.31) quality-adjusted life-years. The cost-benefit of implementing this program was $95,943. Based on these results, the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland then implemented these changes in the program. Conclusions: This is an example of using computational modeling to help evaluate and revise the design of a program aimed at increasing physical activity among girls.
AB - Objective: The study aim was to help the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland evaluate, quantify, and potentially modify the Girl Scouts Fierce & Fit program. Methods: From 2018 to 2019, our Public Health Informatics, Computational, and Operations Research team developed a computational simulation model representing the 250 adolescent girls participating in the Fierce & Fit program and how their diets and physical activity affected their BMI and subsequent outcomes, including costs. Results: Changing the Fierce & Fit program from a 6-week program meeting twice a week, with 5 minutes of physical activity each session, to a 12-week program meeting twice a week with 30 minutes of physical activity saved an additional $84,828 ($80,130-$89,526) in lifetime direct medical costs, $81,365 ($76,528-$86,184) in lifetime productivity losses, and 7.85 (7.38-8.31) quality-adjusted life-years. The cost-benefit of implementing this program was $95,943. Based on these results, the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland then implemented these changes in the program. Conclusions: This is an example of using computational modeling to help evaluate and revise the design of a program aimed at increasing physical activity among girls.
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U2 - 10.1002/oby.22827
DO - 10.1002/oby.22827
M3 - Article
C2 - 32378341
AN - SCOPUS:85085102458
VL - 28
SP - 1317
EP - 1324
JO - Obesity
JF - Obesity
SN - 1930-7381
IS - 7
ER -