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Psychosocial Influences on Fruit and Vegetable Intake Following a NYC Supermarket Discount.
- Source :
- Obesity (19307381); Aug2017, Vol. 25 Issue 8, p1321-1328, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- <bold>Objective: </bold>To assess the effect of a 50% discount on fruits and vegetables (F&V) on the purchase and intake of F&V and on psychosocial determinants of F&V intake: self-efficacy (SE), stages of change (SOC), and perceived barriers (PB).<bold>Methods: </bold>This randomized controlled trial was conducted in local supermarkets over 16 weeks, including a 4-week baseline, 8-week discount intervention, and 4-week follow-up. Shoppers with overweight or obesity (BMI > 25) were randomized to receive a discount or no discount via their reward scan card after the baseline. Twenty-four-hour recalls and psychosocial measures were obtained for each study period.<bold>Results: </bold>Purchases (P < 0.0005) and intakes (P = 0.019) of F&V increased significantly during the intervention, while only F&V intake was sustained at follow-up. The discount intervention increased SE (P < 0.01) and SOC (P < 0.05) and did not decrease PB (P = 0.057) during the intervention. SOC mediated the discount intervention effect on F&V intake (P < 0.05) during the intervention, explaining 43% of variance.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>A supermarket discount intervention led to increases in purchases and intakes of F&V and increases in the psychosocial factors SE and SOC and did not decrease PB. The discount intervention prompted participants to move from the preparation to action stage of SOC, which acted as a mediator for increased F&V intake. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- FRUIT
VEGETABLES
INGESTION
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
SELF-efficacy
OBESITY & psychology
BUSINESS & economics
COMPARATIVE studies
HEALTH behavior
LONGITUDINAL method
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
MEMORY
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
EVALUATION research
BODY mass index
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
CROSS-sectional method
ECONOMICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19307381
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Obesity (19307381)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124298005
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21876