Chronic Disease
Conditions
Keywords
vegetarian, vegetarian diet
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to learn what affects a person's openness to adopting a vegetarian diet in urban community members with chronic disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: How open are individuals to adopting a vegetarian diet? What are the barriers to adopting a vegetarian diet? Researchers will compare Black and White individuals to see if there are differences. Participants will be asked to fill out a survey about their openness to going vegetarian as well as barriers to going vegetarian such as perceived stigma, tastiness, financial cost, convenience, familiarity, and healthfulness.
Interventions
OTHERSurvey using a questionnaire.
Participants fill out a brief survey in which they answer questions about vegetarian diets.
Sponsors
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 88 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18-88 years old
Exclusion criteria
* Age \<18 or \>88 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anticipated vegetarian stigma | 5-10 minutes | Anticipated stigma is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). |
| Openness to going vegetarian | 5-10 minutes | Openness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). |
| Perceived tastiness of a vegetarian diet | 5-10 minutes | Perceived tastiness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). |
| Perceived financial cost of a vegetarian diet | 5-10 minutes | Perceived financial cost is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). |
| Familiarity of a vegetarian diet | 5-10 minutes | Familiarity is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). |
| Perceived convenience of a vegetarian diet | 5-10 minutes | Perceived convenience is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). |
| Perceived healthfulness of a vegetarian diet | 5-10 minutes | Perceived healthfulness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactMihir Patel, MD, MD, FACP
Backup ContactJennifer Paul, MPH, RD
Outcome results
None listed