TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effectiveness of the Good Affordable Food Intervention for Adults with Low Socioeconomic Status and Small Incomes
AU - Bessems, Kathelijne M. H. H.
AU - Linssen, Evelyne
AU - Lomme, Marion
AU - Van Assema, Patricia
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This study was funded by ZonMW, Project number 200130001.
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PY - 2020/4
Y1 - 2020/4
N2 - Good Affordable Food (GAF) is a small-group nutrition education intervention for adults with low socioeconomic status and small incomes. It aims to empower participants to save money on groceries and consume healthier diets. This paper reports the short-term and longer-term effects on behavioural determinants and self-reported behavioural changes. A quasi-experimental control group design was applied with a baseline measurement, a post-test immediately after the intervention, and a follow-up measurement after six months. The study included 237 participants (intervention group: n = 131; control group: n = 106) at baseline, 197 at post-test, and 152 at follow-up. Data were collected by telephone, mostly using closed interview questions. Positive short-term and longer-term effects were found for attitude towards the costs of healthy foods, food label use, and the use of liquid butter or oil to prepare hot meals. Short-term intervention effects related to knowledge towards saving money on groceries, self-efficacy towards healthy eating, portion size awareness, and mindful eating. GAF was effective in changing some determinants and behaviours related to cost and food consumption, however, mostly in the short term. Thereby, it is an example of combining pricing and health information in nutrition education that developers of effective nutrition education for low-income groups can build on.
AB - Good Affordable Food (GAF) is a small-group nutrition education intervention for adults with low socioeconomic status and small incomes. It aims to empower participants to save money on groceries and consume healthier diets. This paper reports the short-term and longer-term effects on behavioural determinants and self-reported behavioural changes. A quasi-experimental control group design was applied with a baseline measurement, a post-test immediately after the intervention, and a follow-up measurement after six months. The study included 237 participants (intervention group: n = 131; control group: n = 106) at baseline, 197 at post-test, and 152 at follow-up. Data were collected by telephone, mostly using closed interview questions. Positive short-term and longer-term effects were found for attitude towards the costs of healthy foods, food label use, and the use of liquid butter or oil to prepare hot meals. Short-term intervention effects related to knowledge towards saving money on groceries, self-efficacy towards healthy eating, portion size awareness, and mindful eating. GAF was effective in changing some determinants and behaviours related to cost and food consumption, however, mostly in the short term. Thereby, it is an example of combining pricing and health information in nutrition education that developers of effective nutrition education for low-income groups can build on.
KW - nutrition education
KW - low socioeconomic status
KW - nutrition literacy
KW - procedural knowledge
KW - determinants
KW - NUTRITION EDUCATION INTERVENTION
KW - HEALTH LITERACY
KW - VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION
KW - DIET QUALITY
KW - KNOWLEDGE
KW - FRUIT
KW - BEHAVIORS
KW - PROGRAM
KW - GOAL
KW - METAANALYSIS
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17072535
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17072535
M3 - Article
C2 - 32272792
SN - 1660-4601
VL - 17
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 7
M1 - 2535
ER -