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Effects of a behavioural approach on lifestyle habits in a healthy Italian population: a before-after interventional
E Guberti1, C Lorini2, G Cavallo2
1Food Safety and Nutrition Service, Department of Public Health, Local Health Authority Trust, Bologna, Italy.
Background:
The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention promoting adherence to healthy diet and physical activity.
Study Design:
Before-after interventional study.
Methods:
Participants were healthy volunteers, 18-70 y old, from Bologna. They followed a training course consisting of seven meetings and signed a contract to comply with the promoted habits, verified through questionnaires at the engagement phase (T0), three months later (T1) and one year later (T2).
Results:
One hundred, fifty-three subjects were involved, 75.8% were evaluated at T1 and 41.2% at T2. More than 80% of the subjects involved at T1 achieved an improvement of planned goals. Moreover, 77% of T1 compliants retained healthy eating and physical activity at T2.
Conclusions:
The proposed pathway of empowerment positively affected nutrition and promotion of physical activity at 3 months after the intervention (T1) and were maintained even after a year. The results appear to be promising for primary prevention across the spectrum of a healthy lifestyle educational approach.
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