The relationship between a nutrition education program and nutrition knowledge and eating behaviors of the elderly

An experimental study was conducted to examine the relationship between a nutrition education program and nutrition knowledge and eating behaviors of older adults. Twenty-four subjects were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group. Prior to any intervention, all subjects completed a demographic data sheet, a 25-item True/False questionnaire and a 24-Hour Dietary Recall interview. The experimental group attended four one-hour nutrition education classes over a two-week period. Following the educational intervention, both groups of subjects again completed the True/False questionnaire and the 24-Hour Dietary Recall interview. Controlling for pretest, posttest differences on the two dependent variables were tested using repeated measures analysis of variance. No significant differences were found between the two groups.