在德克萨斯州埃尔帕索参加与肥胖有关的癌症教育计划后,营养行为发生了变化
Mary Miller1, Roy Valenzuela2, Jennifer J Salinas2
1L. Frederick Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, USA.
概括
帕索斯预防癌症 (PPPC) 计划改善了埃尔帕索成年人的营养行为,持续健康饮食观察到干预后六个月. 这一肥胖和癌症预防倡议证明了文化适应策略的有效性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 预防癌症 预防癌症
背景情况:
- 肥胖影响德克萨斯州埃尔帕索的25%,这是一个边境城市,癌症是死亡的主要原因.
- 肥胖是13种癌症的重要风险因素,需要紧急,基于证据的干预措施.
- 在美墨边境地区,迫切需要针对行为改变的计划,以减轻肥胖的影响.
研究的目的:
- 评估帕索斯预防癌症计划 (PPPC) 的有效性.
- 评估参与者在参与与肥胖有关的癌症预防计划后的营养行为变化.
主要方法:
- 为256名成年参与者提供了一个文化定制的,基于理论的教育计划 (PPPC).
- 评估了参与者的营养行为,使用基线和6个月后的调查,包括食物频率问卷 (FFQ) 数据.
- 感知到的饮食障碍被分析为节目参与与营养行为变化之间的关系的调节者.
主要成果:
- 观察到一个显著的转向更健康的食物选择,包括增加水果,蔬菜和瘦蛋白的摄入量.
- 在6个月的随访期间,35-51%的参与者保持了改善的营养行为.
- 感知到的健康风险成为影响持续行为变化的关键因素.
结论:
- 该PPPC计划在促进美墨边境拉丁裔成年人持续营养行为变化方面展示了可行性和有效性.
- 在文化上适应,基于证据的策略是有效的解决这一群体的健康差异.
- 参与增强了参与者对更健康的食物选择的决策,尽管他们对成本和便利障碍的认识增加了.
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