Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Children: Comparing Long-Term Effects of a Free Distribution and a Multicomponent Program

Autor/inn/en	Reinaerts, E.; Crutzen, R.; Candel, M.; De Vries, N. K.; De Nooijer, J.
Titel	Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Children: Comparing Long-Term Effects of a Free Distribution and a Multicomponent Program
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 23 (2008) 6, S.987-996 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyn027
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Parent Participation; Eating Habits; Nutrition; Child Health; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Elementary School Students; Comparative Analysis; Followup Studies; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Ernährung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two primary school-based interventions on children's fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption on the long term (2 years after the start of the interventions). Six primary schools were recruited and randomly assigned to (i) a daily free distribution program for the whole school or (ii) a multicomponent program consisting of a classroom curriculum and parental involvement (without free F&V), and six schools served as controls. Follow-up measurements were conducted at the end of the intervention (Follow-up I) and 1 year later (Follow-up II). Random coefficient analyses for longitudinal data showed that the effects of both interventions did not differ between the two follow-up measurements. The results showed similar effects for the free distribution program and the multicomponent program in increasing children's fruit consumption over time (respectively, 7.2 and 15.2 g day[superscript -1]). The distribution program also increased children's vegetable consumption over time (3.25 g day[superscript -1]), even after repeating the analyses using a pessimistic scenario. Despite the large dropout and its consequences for generalizability of our results, the distribution program is considered as the preferred intervention of the two, and implementation on a larger scale should be investigated. (As Provided).
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