Blood Pressure, Diet Habit, Diet, Healthy, Obesity, Psychological
Conditions
Brief summary
This intervention aims to evaluate the efficacy of a pilot educational intervention with deep-structure cultural tailoring for Latino ethnic groups on diet quality compared to general, surface-level healthy-eating messages.
Interventions
Culturally-tailored education includes strategies for healthy eating, preferences for traditional healthy foods, recommendations for limiting unhealthy traditional foods, portion sizes, etc.
BEHAVIORALStandard healthy eating advice
Standard healthy eating education includes strategies, foods, portions, and cooking and eating tips for general dietary recommendations
Sponsors
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Participants will be unaware of the which educational messages are considered intervention or control. Investigators will not be in contact with participants and will only receive coded data. Outcome assessor will be unaware of treatment allocation of participant.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 25-65 y/o * Self-reported Hispanic/Latino heritage * Able to understand and answer questions in Spanish or English * Living in the Boston, MA metro area for the past 6 months and not planning to move in the next 6 months * Has a cellphone with the capacity of receiving text messages and gives consent for the Study to text this number as part of the intervention
Exclusion criteria
* Younger than 25y or older than 65y * Not Hispanic/Latino heritage * Has condition or impairment that affects mental, cognitive, or memory abilities; such as Alzheimer's disease or stroke * Has been diagnosed with cancer, diabetes (type 1 or 2), heart condition, major stomach condition (examples: coronary heart disease, heart attack, stroke or stroke, allergies, or severe diet restrictions) * Does not understand Spanish or English * Pregnant * Under the care of an institution * Living in another state outside of Massachusetts or planning to move in less than 6 months * No cellphone with text capabilities (or cannot be used to receive texts from the Study)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in diet quality score | 4 months | Determine the change in score of short diet quality screener (range 18-54; from lowest to highest quality) |
| Changes in diet habits | 4 months | Determine the change in the frequency of dietary behaviors (percent) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in reasons for eating: reasons scale | 4 months | Determine the change in the score of the reasons scale (range 0-15; fewer to more reasons to eat healthy) |
| Changes in diet satisfaction: diet satisfaction scale | 4 months | Determine the change in the score of the Diet Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSat-45) (range 45-225; from lowest to highest satisfaction) and its summed seven subscales (ranges 5-40 |
| Changes in attitude for eating: attitudes scale | 4 months | Determine the change in the score of the attitudes scale (range 0-20; with positive and negative subscales for more attitudes towards healthy eating) |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in depression score: CESD | 4 months | Determine the change in score of depressive symptom screener (range 0-54; from lowest to highest symptoms) |
| Change in levels of adipose risk factor | 4 months | Estimate the change in the value of waist circumference (cm) |
| Change in levels of blood pressure risk factors | 4 months | Estimate the change in the value of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
| Changes in dysfunctional eating behaviors | 4 months | Determine the change in score of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (range 0-4; from lowest to highest dysfunctional eating and the three subscales of emotional, uncontrolled and restrictive eating behaviors) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed