| Randomized trial on the 5 a day, the Rio Grande Way Website, a web-based program to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in rural communities. | |
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PMID: 18569356 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The Internet is a new technology for health communication in communities. The 5 a Day, the Rio Grande Way website intended to increase fruits and vegetables (FV) consumption was evaluated in a rural region enrolling 755 adults (65% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 88% female) in a randomized pretest-posttest controlled trial in 2002-2004. A total of 473 (63%) adults completed a 4-month follow-up. The change in daily intake on a food frequency questionnaire (control: mean = - 0.26 servings; intervention: mean = 0.38; estimated difference = 0.64, SD = 0.52, t(df = 416) = 1.22, p = 0.223) and single item (13.9% eating 5 + servings at pretest, 19.8% posttest for intervention; 17.4%, 13.8% for controls; odds ratio (OR) = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.07, 3.17) was in the expected direction but significant only for the single item. Website use was low and variable (logins: M = 3.3, range = 1 to 39.0; total time: M = 22.2 minutes, range = 0 to 322.7), but it was associated positively with fruit and vegetable intake (total time: Spearman r = 0.14, p = 0.004 for food frequency; Spearman r = 0.135, p = 0.004 for single item). A nutrition website may improve FV intake. The comparison on the food frequency measure may have been undermined by its high variability. Websites may be successful in community settings only when they are used enough by adults to influence them. |
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Authors:
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David B Buller; W Gill Woodall; Donald E Zimmerman; Michael D Slater; Jerianne Heimendinger; Emily Waters; Joan M Hines; Randall Starling; Barbara Hau; Patricia Burris-Woodall; Glenna Sue Davis; Laura Saba; Gary R Cutter |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of health communication Volume: 13 ISSN: 1081-0730 ISO Abbreviation: J Health Commun Publication Date: 2008 Apr-May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-06-23 Completed Date: 2008-08-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9604100 Medline TA: J Health Commun Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 230-49 Citation Subset: T |
Affiliation:
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Klein Buendel, Inc., Golden, Colorado 80401, USA. dbuller@kleinbuendel.com |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Colorado Diet* Female Fruit Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Promotion / methods* Humans Internet* Male Middle Aged New Mexico Rural Health Vegetables |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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CA81864/CA/NCI NIH HHS |
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