Disordered eating behavior
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized clinical trial. A total of 78 female undergraduate nutrition students who met the eligibility criteria were randomized into the intervention group (n=38) and the control group wit
Sponsors
Universidade de São Paulo
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da USP
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Female individuals; over the age of 18; enrolled in undergraduate nutrition in 2020; with internet and electronic device such as cell phone or computer; without chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, psychopathology; not using psychiatric drugs and not have cognitive impairment that makes it impossible to complete the instruments
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Failure to correctly fill in the instruments used; diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, psychopathology, cognitive impairment during research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: Post-intervention, it is expected that the intervention group will improve the levels of body satisfaction that will be assessed through the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) (COOPER et al., 1987), translated into Brazilian Portuguese and validated in university students (PIETRO ; SILVEIRA, 2009).;Outcome found 1: A significant decrease in body dissatisfaction was observed after the intervention and maintenance over time, 1-month follow-up and 3-month follow-up.;Expected outcome 2: Post-intervention, the intervention group is expected to improve scores related to disturbed eating that involves disordered eating attitudes that encompass a set of beliefs, thoughts, inappropriate eating behavior, binge eating and dietary restriction for weight loss and will be assessed through Disordered Eating Attitude Scale (DEAS-s) (ALVARENGA; SANTOS; ANDRADE, 2020) which was developed and validated by Brazilian university students.;Outcome found 2: The disordered eating attitudes significantly decreased after the intervention; however, the score was significantly increased in the first month of follow-up but was maintained in the third month of follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 3: It is expected that the intervention group, in the post-intervention, will have increased body appreciation scores that will be evaluated by the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) (TYLKA; WOOD-BARCALOW, 2015) translated and validated for the Brazilian population (JUNQUEIRA et al., 2019).;Outcome found 3: The scores for body appreciation (BAS-2) were similar between the before and post-intervention.;Expected outcome 4: Post-intervention, it is expected to increase the levels of intuitive eating in the intervention group that will be assessed using the Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (IES-2) (TYLKA; KROON VAN DIEST, 2013) in its adapted version in Portuguese (Scale Intuitive Feeding-2).;Outcome found 4: A significant improvement was observed in the subscale reliance on hunger and satiety cues, of Intuitive Eating Scale-2, maintained at the first and third months of follow-up in the intervention group.;Expected outcome 5: Post-intervention, it is expected that the intervention group will improve the levels of mindfulness that will be assessed through the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), translated into Brazilian Portuguese (BARROS et al., 2015).;Outcome found 5: The scores significantly increased in the intervention group after the intervention, with a significant increase at 3-month follow-up compared with that at baseline.;Expected outcome 6: Post-intervention, it is expected to improve the quality of food consumption in the intervention group, which will be assessed through the Food Diary (THOMPSON; BYERS, 1994).;Outcome found 6: Regarding food consumption, there was no significant difference in relation to any variable analyzed, according to group and time. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCamila Japur
Universidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed