The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an urban gardening nutrition education program can have positive health effects on food insecure college students. The main question it aims to answer is to determine whether an 8-week urban-gardening nutrition intervention can improve fruit and vegetable intake, nutrition knowledge, Body Mass Index (BMI) and body fat percentage in college students with food insecurity. Participants will: Fill out a questionnaire regarding demographics, food insecurity, fruit and vegetable intake, nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy and health beliefs. Allow researchers to measure height, weight and body fat percentage Participate in a 1-hour education cooking or gardening session once a week for 8 weeks Receive text message reminders for meeting dates
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
107
This intervention was a 6-week Social Cognitive Theory based, urban gardening, cooking and nutrition education program designed to change health behavior mediators, fruit and vegetable intake, stress, and life satisfaction in food insecure college students.
Florida International University
Miami, Florida, United States
Change from Baseline in the Mean Fruit and Vegetable Intake at 8 Weeks
Fruit and vegetable intake was measured using the National Cancer Institute's Fruit and Vegetable Screener as well as through a 1-item question, "Yesterday, how many servings of fruits and vegetables did you consume?" Higher numbers indicate higher levels of fruit and vegetable intake.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of interventiont at 8 weeks
Change from Baseline in the Mean Stress Scores at 8 Weeks
Stress levels was measured using Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale. Higher numbers indicate higher levels of stress.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of interventiont at 8 weeks
Change from Baseline in the Mean Life Satisfaction Scores at 8 Weeks
Life Satisfaction was measured using Diener's Quality of Life. Higher numbers indicate higher levels of life satisfaction.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of interventiont at 8 weeks
Change from Baseline in the Mean Body Mass Index Scores at 8 Weeks
Anthropometrics were collected from all participants using standard techniques. Height was measured barefoot by stadiometer and weight was measured barefoot by a digital scale, with empty pockets and without heavy clothing such as sweaters. Participants will also self-report their height and weight for reference. BMI was calculated using the standard equation using height (cm) and weight (kg) Higher numbers indicate higher BMI.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of interventiont at 8 weeks
Change from Baseline in the Mean Nutrition Knowledge Scores
Nutrition knowledge was measured using an adapted version of 20- item Dickson-Spillmann Consumer Oriented Nutrition Knowledge Survey (CoNKS). 10 population relevant True or False style questions were included. Higher numbers indicate higher levels of nutrition knowledge.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 8 weeks
Change from Baseline in the Mean Self Efficacy, Outcome Expectation and Reciprocal Determinism
Behavior change was measured through Social Cognitive Theory constructs. These will be measured through Dewar's SCT constructs scales. Higher numbers indicate higher levels of self-efficacy, outcome expectations and reciprocal determinism.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 8 weeks
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