About Eating: An Online Program With Evidence of Increased Food Resource Management Skills for Low-Income Women

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Lohse, Barbara ; Belue, Rhonda ; Smith, Stephanie ; Wamboldt, Patricia ; Cunningham-Sabo, Leslie

关键词: food management;    low income;    nutrition education;    food security;    online education;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jneb.2015.01.006

学科分类：食品科学和技术

【 摘 要 】

Objective: Produce and evaluate About Eating (AE), an online programfor low-income women aligned with the Satter eating competence model, congruent with best practices for nutrition education of lowincome audiences. Methods: Responses from iterative cognitive interviews and online surveys with diverse samples of lowincome women informed lesson revisions. The researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial of AE with low-income women to determine its impact on dietary behavior and food security. Results: In all, 284 women reviewed at least 1 AE lesson and endorsed it. After AE, women (n = 288) increased in use of food resource management skills (eg, using a budget [P = .008] and planning meals to include all food groups [P = .002]). About Eating participants who were food secure had more confidence in managing money for food (P = .002) and keeping track of food-related purchases (P = .02) than food-insecure persons. Conclusions and Implications: Mixed-methods research with life stage and geodiverse samples confirmed the usefulness of AE. Food security assessment may enhance interpretation of intervention effectiveness.