Involving parents in cancer risk reduction: a program for Hispanic American families. Health Psychol 1996 Nov;15(6):413-22
Date
11/01/1996Pubmed ID
8973920DOI
10.1037//0278-6133.15.6.413Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0030277899 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 37 CitationsAbstract
The authors explored changes in dietary behavior, nutrition knowledge, and parental support among inner-city, low-income, Hispanic American families. Thirty-eight families were randomly assigned to receive a 12-week, culture-specific dietary intervention or be in a control group. Results showed that parental support was related to changes in diet, nutrition knowledge, and attendance for both mothers and children. Dietary behavior changes (e.g., reduction in dietary fat) were seen only in the treatment group. Distribution of health-related pamphlets to the control group may have promoted cognitive changes (e.g., increased nutrition knowledge) seen in this low-literacy sample. Further research is needed to document behavioral changes after ethnic-specific interventions and the maintenance of those changes over time.
Author List
Fitzgibbon ML, Stolley MR, Avellone ME, Sugerman S, Chavez NAuthor
Melinda Stolley PhD Center Associate Director, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultChild
Child Nutrition Sciences
Curriculum
Female
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Mothers
Neoplasms
Poverty
Program Evaluation
Risk Factors
Urban Health
