Journal article
Predicting Participation in a Dietary Intervention to Lower Cholesterol Among Individuals With Hyperlipidemia
Health psychology, Vol.15(1), pp.61-64
01/1996
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.15.1.61
PMID: 8788542
Abstract
Adult men and women (
N
= 8, 748) were given blood cholesterol tests and completed a measure of fat intake and a staging questionnaire that assessed readiness to adopt a cholesterol-lowering diet. Eligibility for the trial was based on plasma cholesterol levels and self-reported dietary intake. Of 772 eligible participants, 545 (70.6%) agreed to join. In multivariate analyses, joiners did not differ from nonjoiners by age, total cholesterol levels, or self-reported dietary fat intake. Women were more likely than men to join the study. Individuals in the preparation stage (defined on the basis of a staging algorithm derived from the transtheoretical model of change) were more likely to join the trial than were precontemplators. An understanding of the determinants of participation in a dietary intervention may be important in the enhancement of high-risk individuals' acceptance of recommendations to make dietary changes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Predicting Participation in a Dietary Intervention to Lower Cholesterol Among Individuals With Hyperlipidemia
- Creators
- Barbara S McCann - University of Washington School of MedicineViktor E Bovbjerg - University of WashingtonSusan J Curry - University of WashingtonBarbara M Retzlaff - University of Washington School of MedicineCarolyn E Walden - University of Washington School of MedicineRobert H Knopp - University of Washington School of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health psychology, Vol.15(1), pp.61-64
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- DOI
- 10.1037/0278-6133.15.1.61
- PMID
- 8788542
- ISSN
- 0278-6133
- eISSN
- 1930-7810
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/1996
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984366286202771
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