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Table 6 Shifts in intention and confidence to modify behavior in next year

From: Evaluation of the Families SHARE workbook: an educational tool outlining disease risk and healthy guidelines to reduce risk of heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer

 

Phase 1

Phase 2

(n = 35)

(n = 36)

 

Baseline M(SD)

Follow-Up M(SD)

p-value

Baseline M(SD)

Follow-Up M(SD)

p-value

Intention and confidence to change behavior

 Increase fruit and vegetable consumption

      

  All participants

3.66 (2.51)

4.77 (2.44)

.048

3.33 (2.61)

4.25 (2.61)

.021

  Subset with intentions to improve behavior at both assessmentsa

4.83 (1.50)

5.57 (1.16)

.004

4.79 (1.64)

5.42 (1.47)

.036

 Increase fiber consumption

      

  All participants

1.97 (2.44)

3.60 (2.66)

.002

1.86 (2.74)

3.31 (2.99)

.007

  Subset with intentions to improve behavior at both assessmentsb

4.50 (1.22)

5.14 (1.10)

.045

5.18 (1.83)

5.72 (1.74)

.167

 Increase physical activity

      

  All participants

4.51 (2.47)

4.80 (2.35)

.451

3.58 (2.85)

4.28 (2.60)

.149

  Subset with intentions to improve behavior at both assessmentsc

5.33 (1.73)

5.74 (1.23)

.046

5.48 (1.60)

5.62 (1.20)

.576

  1. Abbreviations: M mean, SD standard deviation
  2. aPhase 1: N = 23, Phase 2: N = 24; bPhase 1: N = 14, Phase 2: N = 11; cPhase 1: N = 27, Phase 2: N = 21