scholarly journals Self-efficacy, habit strength, health locus of control and response to the personalised nutrition Food4Me intervention study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J Stewart–Knox ◽  
Audrey Rankin ◽  
Brendan P Bunting ◽  
Lynn J Frewer ◽  
Carlos Celis-Morales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Habit Strength ◽  
Dietary Advice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personalised Nutrition ◽  
Randomised Controlled

PurposeRandomised controlled trials identify causal links between variables but not why an outcome has occurred. This analysis sought to determine how psychological factors assessed at baseline influenced response to personalised nutrition.Design/methodology/approachWeb-based, randomised, controlled trial (RCT) was conducted across seven European countries. Volunteers, both male and female, aged over 18 years were randomised to either a non-personalised (control) or a personalised (treatment) dietary advice condition. Linear mixed model analysis with fixed effects was used to compare associations between internal and external health locus of control (HLoC), nutrition self-efficacy (NS-E) and self-report habit index (S-RHI) at baseline (N = 1444), with healthy eating index (HEI) and Mediterranean diet index (MDI) scores between conditions post-intervention (N = 763).FindingsAn increase in MDI scores was observed between baseline and six months in the treatment group which was associated with higher NS-E (p < 0.001), S-RHI (p < 0.001) and external HLoC (p < 0.001). Increase in HEI between baseline and six months in the treatment group was associated with higher NS-E (p < 0.001) and external HLoC (p = 0.009). Interaction between time and condition indicated increased HEI scores (p < 0.001), which were associated with higher S-RHI scores in the treatment than control group (p = 0.032). Internal HLoC had no effect on MDI or HEI.Originality/valuePsychological factors associated with behaviour change need consideration when tailoring dietary advice. Those with weaker habit strength will require communication focussed upon establishing dietary habits and support in integrating advised changes into daily routine. Information on habit strength can also be used to inform how progress towards dietary goals is monitored and fed back to the individual. Those with stronger habit strength are more likely to benefit from personalised nutrition.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention on Health Locus of Control and Self-Efficacy in Women with Gestational Diabetes

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Sabah R. H. Ahmed ◽  
Safaa G. Salem ◽  
Nahed M. Saber ◽  
Reda T. A. Abou Elazab ◽  
Merfat M. Atia
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Outpatient Clinics ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control

the offspring in prenatal and postnatal periods and later life.  Lack of self-care is the most important reason for mortality in diabetic patients. Self-efficacy has a significant role in enhancing successful adherence to healthy behaviors, lifestyle modifications, and diabetes control among gestational diabetes pregnant women. Aim:  The current study aimed to evaluate the nursing intervention (NI) effectiveness on health locus of control (HELOC) and self-efficacy in women with gestational diabetes (GD). Methods: A quasi-experimental design (study and control group) was used. The researchers conducted this study at the Antenatal Outpatient Clinics of Shebin El-Kom Teaching Hospital, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. A purposive sample of 120 women with GD was carefully chosen from the nominated setting and dispersed accidentally into two identical groups (study and control group). Three tools were used for collecting the study data: A structured self-administered questionnaire, the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale-C Form, and the General Self-efficacy Scale. Results: There is a statistically significant difference between the intervention and control groups in their internal health locus of control (HELOC) scores after the intervention, with a mean difference of 4.70 at CI 95% for the intervention group p<0.001. A non-statistically significant difference was found between the intervention group and the control group in the external health locus of control (HELOC) mean scores before and after the intervention, although there was a significant difference between the change in both groups p=0.032. Also, there is a highly statistically significant difference between the intervention group and the control group in the self-efficacy scores after the intervention in the intervention group, where p<0.001 compared to a non-significant difference between them before the intervention group intervention (p=0.555). Conclusion: The study concluded that the women with GD who attended NI sessions obtained higher HELOC scores (internal and external) and higher self-efficacy scores than those who do not. Educational nursing intervention should become a fundamental part of the total management of gestational diabetes in antenatal outpatient clinics.

Hunting and raising livestock are associated with meat-related attitudes, norms and frequent consumption: implications for dietary guidance to rural residents

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Twila Linville ◽  
Karla L. Hanson ◽  
Jeffery Sobal
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Meat Consumption ◽  
Dietary Advice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Rural Residents ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lean Meat ◽  
Wild Game ◽  
Livestock Raising

PurposeMeat consumption is higher than health recommendations, but little is known about potential moderating factors in rural areas. Informed by the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), this paper explored potential moderators amongst rural residents.Design/methodology/approach The authors summarized meat-related attitudes (importance, taste preference, healthfulness perceptions), social norms, controls (availability, affordability, self-efficacy) and frequency of consumption (overall, lean meat, wild game) in a cross-sectional survey of rural, adult, US volunteers (n = 572). The authors examined correlations and differences by gender, connection to hunting and to livestock raising.Findings These rural residents had positive attitudes toward meat, high family expectations to consume meat and daily consumption. Half of the meat consumed was lean but was infrequently wild game. Respondents with connections to hunting or raising livestock reported more positive meat-related attitudes, norms and self-efficacy, and more frequent meat consumption. Those with a connection to hunting also had higher perceived availability, affordability and consumption of wild game.Research limitations/implications Strong meat preferences and expectations may hamper moderation amongst rural residents, particularly in households connected to hunting or raising livestock. Dietary advice can be tailored to respect meat consumption, emphasize the identification and selection of lean meats and highlight wild game as a lean meat that is moderately available and affordable. Future research should disentangle hunting and livestock raising as potential factors in food choice and examine wild game consumption in jurisdictions where it can be sold legally.Originality/value This study was novel in examining meat-related practices amongst rural residents, separately examining lean meats and wild game, and identifying hunting and livestock raising as important predictors.

Personal Determinants of Leisure-Time Exercise Activities

1992 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 779-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley Rabinowitz ◽  
Samuel Melamed ◽  
Esther Weisberg ◽  
Daniel Tal ◽  
Joseph Ribak
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Health Locus Of Control ◽  
Dispositional Optimism ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Positive Belief ◽  
Efficacy Expectations ◽  
Highly Correlated

This study investigated the importance of personal determinants such as self-efficacy, beliefs about the contribution of exercise, health locus of control, and dispositional optimism for leisure-time exercise in a working population. The main predictors of such exercise were beliefs and self-efficacy with the generalization of the latter to eat correctly. Beliefs and efficacy expectations were highly correlated. Neither health locus of control nor dispositional optimism was related to leisure-time exercise; however, optimism was related to the positive belief that exercise contributes to health. Ramifications of the findings were carefully described.

Self-efficacy, health locus of control, and smoking cessation

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Stuart ◽  
Ron Borland ◽  
Nancy McMurray
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Health Locus Of Control

scholarly journals RelAte: pilot study of the effects of a mealtime intervention on social cognitive factors and energy intake among older adults living alone

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (9) ◽  
pp. 1573-1581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna E. McHugh Power ◽  
Olga Lee ◽  
Niamh Aspell ◽  
Emma McCormack ◽  
Michelle Loftus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Complex Interventions ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Nutritional Interventions ◽  
Randomised Controlled

AbstractMealtime interventions typically focus on institutionalised older adults, but we wanted to investigate whether they may also be effective among those living independently. Using a randomised controlled trial design, we assessed the effects of a novel mealtime intervention on self-efficacy, food enjoyment and energy intake. A total of 100 adults living alone aged over 60 years were randomised to the treatment or control conditions: all received a guidebook on nutrition and culinary skills. Treatment group participants received a weekly visit from a trained volunteer who prepared and shared a meal with them. Participants in the treatment group showed improvements relative to those in the control group at borderline significance (P=0·054) for self-efficacy and at significance for food enjoyment. Significant improvements were observed in female participants in the treatment but not in the control group in energy intake (although following corrections for multiple comparisons, only the effect on food enjoyment remained significant). These findings will inform the design of future complex interventions. For this type of intervention to be successful, more focus has to be placed on making interventions more personalised, potentially according to sex. Findings are important for nutritional sciences as they indicate that, in order to improve energy intake and food enjoyment among older adults, multimodal nutritional interventions including social components may be successful.

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