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Meal-Specific Dietary Changes From Squires Quest! II: A Serious Video Game Intervention.
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Journal of nutrition education and behavior [J Nutr Educ Behav] 2016 May; Vol. 48 (5), pp. 326-330.e1. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Objective: Squire's Quest! II: Saving the Kingdom of Fivealot, an online video game, promotes fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption. An evaluation study varied the type of implementation intentions used during the goal-setting process (none, action, coping, or both action and coping plans). Participants who created action plans reported higher FV consumption 6 months after baseline. This study assessed changes by specific meal in that study.<br />Methods: A total of 400 fourth- and fifth-grade children completed 3 24-hour recalls at baseline and 6 months later. These were averaged to obtain FV intake. Analyses used repeated-measures ANCOVA.<br />Results: There was a significant group by time effect for vegetables at 6 months (P = .01); Action (P = .01) and coping (P = .04) group participants reported higher vegetable intake at dinner. There were significant increases in fruit intake at breakfast (P = .009), lunch (P = .01), and snack (P < .001).<br />Conclusions and Implications: Setting meal-specific goals and action or coping plans may enable children to overcome barriers and consume FV.<br /> (Copyright © 2016 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-2620
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of nutrition education and behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27169641
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2016.02.004