The goal of this observational study is to learn what affects a person's openness to adopting a vegetarian diet in urban community members with chronic disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: How open are individuals to adopting a vegetarian diet? What are the barriers to adopting a vegetarian diet? Researchers will compare Black and White individuals to see if there are differences. Participants will be asked to fill out a survey about their openness to going vegetarian as well as barriers to going vegetarian such as perceived stigma, tastiness, financial cost, convenience, familiarity, and healthfulness.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
150
Participants fill out a brief survey in which they answer questions about vegetarian diets.
University Health Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
RECRUITINGOpenness to going vegetarian
Openness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Anticipated vegetarian stigma
Anticipated stigma is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Perceived tastiness of a vegetarian diet
Perceived tastiness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Perceived financial cost of a vegetarian diet
Perceived financial cost is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Familiarity of a vegetarian diet
Familiarity is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Perceived convenience of a vegetarian diet
Perceived convenience is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
Perceived healthfulness of a vegetarian diet
Perceived healthfulness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).
Time frame: 5-10 minutes
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