Pathway to health: cluster-randomized trial to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among smokers in public
Jasjit S Ahluwalia1, Nicole Nollen, Harsohena Kaur
1Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, KS, USA. jahluwal@umn.edu
Objectives:
Examine the effectiveness of an intervention to increase fruits and vegetables (FV) consumption among smokers.
Design:
Cluster-randomized trial of 20 public housing developments; 10 randomly assigned to an FV intervention and 10 to a smoking cessation intervention.
Main Outcome Measures:
Usual (past 7 days) and past 30 days change in daily FV intake at 8 weeks and 6 months postbaseline.
Results:
Greater increases were seen in the FV group. At Week 8 and Month 6, the FV group had consumed 1.58 (p = .001) and 0.78 (p = .04), respectively, more daily FV servings in the past 7 days than the cessation group. At the same time points, the FV group had consumed 3.61 (p = .01) and 3.93 (p = .01), respectively, more FV servings in the past 30 days than the cessation group. Completing more motivational interviewing sessions (p = .02) and trying more recipes (p = .02) led to significantly greater increases at Month 6 among FV participants.
Conclusions:
Motivational interviewing counseling and lifestyle modification through trying out healthy recipes may be effective in helping a high-risk population increase their FV intake.
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