Jamie Zoellner|Yvonnes Chen|Brenda M. Davy|Wen You|Valisa E. Hedrick|Terri Corsi|Paul A. Estabrooks
Talking Health, A pragmatic randomized-controlled health literacy trial targeting sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults: Rationale, design &amp; methods
Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech
high consumption sugarsweetened beverages ssb contributes wide range poor health outcomes us adults drink less recommended 8 oz per day individuals low socioeconomic low health literacy status rural areas even less likely meet recommendations unfortunately ssb behavioral interventions exist targeting adults none focus low health literacy rural areas talking health type 1 effectivenessimplementation hybrid trial targeting adults rural southwest virginia developed using reaim planning evaluation framework reach effectiveness adoption implementation maintenance primary aim pragmatic randomizedcontrolled trial determine effectiveness scalable 6month intervention aimed decreasing ssb consumption sipsmarter compared matched contact physical activity promotion control group movemore sipsmarter developed based upon theory planned behavior uses health literacy strategies improve comprehension intervention content among participants movemore based researchtested intervention adapted address theory planned behavior constructs health literacy principles secondary aims include additional health outcomes eg physical activity weight reach adoption implementation maintenance indicators paper highlights opportunities considerations developing health behavior trials aim determine intervention effectiveness provide study participants opportunity benefit research participation collect key information reach potential organizational adoption implementation maintenance longerterm goal speeding translation practice settings