Effects of Culturally Tailored Nutrition Education on Dietary Quality of Hispanic Mothers: A Randomized Control Trial.

Amber J Hammons, Bridget A Hannon, Margarita Teran-Garcia, Maribel Barragan, Elizabeth Villegas, Angela Wiley, Barbara Fiese

Journal: Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2020;51(10):1168-1176

PMID: 31375361

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To assess whether participation in a culturally tailored nutrition education program increases diet quality of Hispanic mothers.

DESIGN

A randomized controlled trial.

SETTING

Community centers and universities.

PARTICIPANTS

Sixty-five mothers (35 in experimental group, 30 in control group) completed pre- and postworkshop surveys. Eligibility criteria included being of Mexican or Puerto Rican descent and having a child between the ages of 6 and 18 years who could participate in the workshops with the parent.

INTERVENTION

Families in the experimental group participated in a 6-week workshop series that included weekly nutrition education classes.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE

Diet quality was assessed by the Rate Your Plate questionnaire.

ANALYSIS

Repeated measures ANOVA was used to compare differences between the experimental and control groups. A Wilcoxon signed rank test was conducted to test for significant shifts in categorization pre- and postprogram.

RESULTS

There was a significant change in diet quality categorization after participating in the workshops (P < .001, effect size 0.39). No changes were found in the control group.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

Abriendo Caminos was effective at increasing the diet quality of Hispanic mothers who participated the most in the program. More research is needed in this at-risk population to determine the relationships among nutrition knowledge, diet quality, and achievement of healthy weight.

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Address: Department of Child and Family Science, California State University, Fresno, CA. Electronic address: [email protected].; Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.; Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL; University of Illinois Extension, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL; Family Resiliency Center, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL; Family Resiliency Center, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.06.017

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MeSH Terms: Adult, Cultural Competency, Diet, Female, Health Education, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Middle Aged, Mothers, Nutritional Sciences, Obesity