Healthy Eating Education for Latinos
Study Details
Study Description
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.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention Intervention group consisting of culturally-tailored healthy eating advice through daily text messages for 2 months (delivery phase). A reinforcement phase of 2-months will follow to repeat the text messages. |
Behavioral: Culturally tailored healthy eating advice
Culturally-tailored education includes strategies for healthy eating, preferences for traditional healthy foods, recommendations for limiting unhealthy traditional foods, portion sizes, etc.
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Active Comparator: Control Control group consisting of general healthy eating advice through daily text messages for 2 months (delivery phase). A reinforcement phase of 2-months will follow to repeat the text messages. |
Behavioral: Standard healthy eating advice
Standard healthy eating education includes strategies, foods, portions, and cooking and eating tips for general dietary recommendations
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- 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)
- 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 diet habits [4 months]
Determine the change in the score of dietary behaviors (range 1-5)
Secondary Outcome Measures
- 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
Other Outcome Measures
- Changes in depression score: CESD [4 months]
Determine the change in score of depressive symptom screener (range 0-54; from lowest to highest symptoms)
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Aged 25-65 y/o
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Self-reported Hispanic/Latino heritage
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Able to understand and answer questions in Spanish or English
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Living in the Boston, MA metro area for the past 6 months and not planning to move in the next 6 months
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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:
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Younger than 25y or older than 65y
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Not Hispanic/Latino heritage
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Has condition or impairment that affects mental, cognitive, or memory abilities; such as Alzheimer's disease or stroke
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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)
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Does not understand Spanish or English
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Pregnant
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Under the care of an institution
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Living in another state outside of Massachusetts or planning to move in less than 6 months
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No cellphone with text capabilities (or cannot be used to receive texts from the Study)
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 02115 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- IRB13-1332