Short-term effects of a nutrition education program on food choices in adolescents at risk for type 2 diabetes

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dc.contributor.advisorAlice S. Hill, RN, PhD, FAANen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKatrina L. Parker, MD, FAAPen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFred D. Cordova, EdD, RNen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberElnora Mendias, RN, PhD, FNP, APRN, BCen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCharlotte A. Wisnewski, PhD, RN, BC, CDE, CNEen_US
dc.creatorMelissa Domingeaux Ethingtonen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-20T16:05:31Z
dc.date.available2010-09-28en_US
dc.date.available2011-12-20T16:05:31Z
dc.date.created2009-11-10en_US
dc.date.issued2009-10-26en_US
dc.description.abstractType 2 Diabetes (T2D) among adolescents has increased over the past several decades. Genetic susceptibility may play a role in the occurrence of this illness. However, the current epidemic of T2D among adolescents reflects, in part, changes in the quality of the adolescent diet, particularly fast food consumption. \r\n\r\nTherefore, the aims of this study were to: (1) determine the nutritional intake of adolescents who are at risk for the development of T2D using an interactive CD (Fast Foods and Families: Making Good Choices for Better Health); and (2) identify the level of dietary self-efficacy (DSE) for adolescents at risk for the development of T2D following a nutrition education program (NEP).\r\n\r\nA quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with random assignment was used with 40 adolescents (ages 11 to 15) identified as at risk for T2D. Four NEP sessions were conducted with the intervention group and a 45-minute standard education program session was conducted with the control group. \r\n\r\nForty-seven percent (n = 19) of the adolescents were considered at risk for being overweight (17.5%; n = 7) or were overweight (30%; n = 12). A majority (80%) of adolescents consumed some fast food. Approximately 38% (n = 15) of adolescents reported eating fast food more than twice a week. There were no differences between the groups on their selection of calories, fat, sodium, and sugar (p > .05) following the intervention. DSE improved significantly (t = -5.055, df = 19, p =.000) following the completion of the NEP. While the NEP did not make a difference in the food selected by the adolescents, an improvement in DSE was noted following these sessions. \r\nen_US
dc.format.mediumelectronicen_US
dc.identifier.otheretd-11102009-144630en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152.3/252
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the TDL web site by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en_US
dc.subjectType 2 diabetesen_US
dc.subjectnutrition educationen_US
dc.subjectfood choicesen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectadolescent healthen_US
dc.titleShort-term effects of a nutrition education program on food choices in adolescents at risk for type 2 diabetesen_US
dc.type.genredissertationen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentNursingen_US
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas Medical Branchen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.namePhDen_US

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