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Health Literacy, Numeracy, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Accordance among Hypertensive Adults
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Lou, Sophia P.; Han, Dingfen; Kuczmarski, Marie F.; Evans, Michele K.; Zonderman, Alan B.; Crews, Deidra C. – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: Health literacy (HL) and health numeracy (HN), the ability to interpret and act on quantitative health information, are important for hypertension self-management such as limiting sodium intake. We examined associations of HL, HN, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet accordance. Participants: Among 1,073 hypertensive…
Descriptors: Health Education, Multiple Literacies, Numeracy, Dietetics
Understanding the Independent Predictors of Dysphagia-Related Quality of Life in Stroke Survivors
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Namasivayam-MacDonald, Ashwini M.; Ayub, Aaliyeh; Najeeb, Hiba; Shune, Samantha E. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: It is important to pinpoint modifiable factors contributing to reduced dysphagia-related quality of life (QoL) in order to improve treatment outcomes and patient health given that a large proportion of stroke survivors experience dysphagia. The purpose of this exploratory study was to identify the independent predictors of…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Physical Disabilities, Eating Disorders, Neurological Impairments
Dietary Self-Monitoring Is Associated with Increased Likelihood of Problematic Alcohol Use among College Students
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Hahn, Samantha L.; Lipson, Sarah K.; Sonneville, Kendrin R. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To assess the relationship between dietary self-monitoring and problematic alcohol use including binge drinking, increased body confidence while drinking, and restricting food intake to compensate for alcohol consumption, among college students. Participants: Undergraduate and graduate students from 12 US colleges participating in the…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, College Students
Diet Quality among People with Intellectual Disabilities and Borderline Intellectual Functioning
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Gast, David A. A.; de Wit, Gabriela L. C.; van Hoof, Amber; de Vries, Jeanne H. M.; van Hemert, Bert; Didden, Robert; Giltay, Erik J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: We sought to assess diet quality among people with intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning, living in residential facilities or receiving day care. Methods: We measured diet quality using the Dutch Healthy Diet Food Frequency Questionnaire (DHD) and compared this between participants with (n = 151) and controls…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Dietetics, Day Programs, Residential Programs
Assessing Use of Caloric Information on Restaurant Menus and Resulting Meal Selection in Saudi Arabia: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
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Alkhathami, Areej Ali; Duraihim, Areej Turki; Almansour, Fay Fallaj; Alotay, Ghada Abdulaziz; Alnowaiser, Hadeel Sami; Aboul-Enein, Basil H.; Chavarria, Enmanuel A.; Benajiba, Nada – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
Background: Beginning in 2019, the Saudi Government required restaurants to post caloric information on menus to facilitate informed meal choices by Saudi consumers. Purpose: To assess the impact on consumer food choices, leveraging TPB, related to caloric information on menus among restaurants in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dining Facilities, Dietetics, Food