A randomized feasibility trial of brief telephone counseling to increase fruit and vegetable intakes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the feasibility of eliciting dietary changes in subjects recruited from a diverse primary care setting in Michigan using a written, one-page plan, either alone or with telephone counseling.

Methods

A total of 96 subjects were enrolled from 9/28/06 to 5/7/07 (49% minorities). Subjects were randomized into three groups. Group 1 received written materials. Group 2 received written materials plus a one-page form that asked them to make a specific daily plan for substituting one less nutritious food with two servings of fruits and vegetables. Group 3 received the written materials, the one-page form and telephone counseling from a dietitian.

Results

Subject retention was 76% for the 12-week study. Subjects in Groups 1, 2 and 3 changed their me

SUBMITTER: Djuric Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2904076 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature