Outcomes On Psycholosocial Factors And Nutrition-Related Quality Of Life: Evaluation Of A 10-Week Nutrition Education Intervention In University Students
- Author:
Wan Putri Elena Wan Dali
;
Mohd Razif Shahril
;
Pei Lin Lua
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nutrition Education;
Quality of Life;
Nutrition Lecture;
Brochure;
Text Messaging
- MeSH:
Quality of Life;
Text Messaging
- From:ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
2014;15(1):39-53
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition education intervention among university students in terms of social, psychological factors and nutrition-related Quality of Life (NQoL) outcomes after receiving a 10-week nutrition education. Longitudinal and randomised study design was adopted for the study. Methods: A total of 417 respondents from four public universities in Terengganu were randomly assigned to either intervention group (IG = 205) or control group (CG = 212). The IG received nutrition education through three tools; 1) conventional lecture, 2) brochures
and 3) text messages via short messaging system (SMS) while the CG not received any intervention. Students completed the Malay version of NQoL (6 domains; 49 items; Likert-type responses=1-5) and SF-36 (8 domains;
36 items) at pre-intervention and post-intervention. Data analysis was carried out by using SPSS 16.0 utilising descriptive and parametric statistics. Results:
Ninety-one percent of participants (IG = 178; CG = 202) completed the study (age = 19.1±1.1 years; female = 87.6%; Malay = 98.2%). After controlling for possible confounders (eg. weight, waist, hip circumferences and pre-intervention
scores for each domain), IG possessed relatively higher NQoL score in Food Impact (p = 0.001), Social / Interpersonal (p = 0.008), Physical Functioning (p =
0.011) and Overall NQoL (p = 0.001). However, Psychological Factors did not show any significant difference for both groups. Conclusion: Although the
intervention did not generate significant impact in the psychological component over a period of 10 weeks, significant positive impacts in Social/Interpersonal
aspects and NQoL were clearly shown.
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