Ken Resnicow|Alice Jackson|Terry Wang|Anindya K. De|Frances McCarty|William N. Dudley|Tom Baranowski
A Motivational Interviewing Intervention to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake Through Black Churches: Results of the Eat for Life Trial
Emory University|Baylor University|Emory University|Baylor University|Emory University|Baylor University|Emory University|Baylor University|Emory University|Baylor University|Emory University|Baylor University|Emory University|Baylor University
study reports eat life multicomponent intervention increase fruit vegetable consumption among african americans delivered black churchesfourteen churches randomly assigned 3 treatment conditions 1 comparison 2 selfhelp intervention 1 telephone cue call 3 selfhelp 1 cue call 3 counseling calls telephone counseling group 3 based motivational interviewing primary outcome assessed baseline 1year followup fruit vegetable intake assessed 3 food frequency questionnaireschange fruit vegetable intake significantly greater motivational interviewing group comparison selfhelp groups net difference motivational interviewing comparison groups 138 103 121 servings fruits vegetables per day 2item 7item 36item food frequency questionnaires respectively net difference motivational interviewing selfhelp groups 114 110 097 servings 2item 7item 36item food frequency questionnaires respectivelymotivational interviewing appears promising strategy modifying dietary behavior black churches excellent setting implement evaluate health promotion programs