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Efficacy testing of the SAVOR (Sisters Adding Fruits and Vegetables for Optimal Results) intervention among African American women: A randomized controlled trial
- Source :
- Health Promotion Perspectives, Health Promotion Perspectives, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 270-280 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: In the United States, only about 15% of individuals meet daily fruit intake recommendations of 2 cups per day and only 10% meet the vegetable intake recommendations of 3 cups per day. African American women are a high-risk group. In this study, a fourth-generation multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change was used to design and evaluate a Sisters Adding Fruits and Vegetables for Optimal Results (SAVOR) intervention for AA women. Methods: The study utilized a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with measurements taken at pretest, posttest (after the three-week intervention) and follow-up (at the end of eight weeks). SAVOR (n=26) was compared to an equivalent knowledge-based intervention (n=28). Process evaluation was done for program fidelity and satisfaction. A validated 38-item self-reported questionnaire was used to measure changes in MTM constructs and past 24-hour consumption of fruits and vegetables. Results: The SAVOR intervention resulted in improvement of mean consumption of fruits and vegetables in the experimental group from pre-test (2.78) to posttest (4.77) to recommended levels at follow-up (5.04) while in the comparison group they remained at around 3 (PPConclusion: The SAVOR intervention was found to be efficacious and established the robustness of MTM. SAVOR can be replicated for future effectiveness trials.
- Subjects :
- Program evaluation
medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science)
lcsh:TX341-641
Education
law.invention
Fruits
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
law
Intervention (counseling)
Vegetables
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
African american
Behavior
030505 public health
business.industry
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Behavior change
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
lcsh:RA1-1270
Fruits and vegetables
Physical therapy
Fruit intake
Original Article
Process evaluation
0305 other medical science
business
lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22286497
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Health promotion perspectives
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a8e2c98c4e24a113f09e457382cad85f