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Interventions in Nutrition Education and Skills
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Motivational Interviewing and Cooking skills and nutritional education for Obesity. Completed, enrolled 188 participants.
Detailed Summary
Healthy eating can be difficult for people who live in poor, geographically isolated regions of the United States. In particular, people who live in Appalachia often experience food insecurity (i.e., their access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources at times during the year) and lack of access to healthy foods. This pilot study evaluates the effectiveness of motivational interviewing in helping individuals who live in these austere regions improve their diets in the context of limited resources and healthy food availability
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Baseline and monthly assessment of barriers/facilitators of dietary change, ambivalence to change and "coaching" to resolve barriers and ambivalence.
Participants in this group will develop an understanding of healthy food options and healthy food preparation.