Process Evaluation of a Personality Targeted Intervention for Addictive Eating in Australian Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Intervention
2.4. Training of Intervention Providers
2.5. Measures
2.5.1. Intervention Delivery
2.5.2. Program Acceptability—Participants
2.5.3. Program Acceptability—Intervention Providers
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Participants
3.2. Intervention Delivery
3.3. Program Acceptability—Participants
3.4. Program Acceptability—Intervention Providers
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Intervention Session | ||
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Session Two | Intervention (n = 22) | Control (n = 17) |
Scheduled days since baseline | 14 | 14 |
Median (IQR) days since baseline | 16 (14–18) a | 16 (14–21) a |
Number (%) of participants with good adherence to session scheduling | 17 (77) | 14 (82) |
Number (%) of participants rescheduling b | 2 (9) | 2 (12) |
Session Three | Intervention (n = 20) | Control (n = 15) |
Scheduled days since baseline | 42 | 42 |
Median (IQR) days since baseline | 51 (44–68) a | 55 (48–69) a |
Number (%) of participants with good adherence to session scheduling | 10 (50) | 5 (33) |
Number (%) of participants rescheduling b | 2 (10) | 4 (27) |
n (%) | |||||
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Process Evaluation Items | Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
Pre-treatment questionnaire | |||||
The questionnaires easy to understand | 4 (36) | 6 (55) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
The questionnaires easy to complete | 4 (36) | 4 (36) | 2 (18) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) |
Intervention delivery and timing | |||||
Over the phone was easier than in person | 7 (64) | 3 (27) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
The number of sessions was sufficient | 1 (9) | 4 (36) | 5 (45) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) |
The session durations were appropriate | 4 (36) | 6 (55) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
The availability of times for sessions was suitable (n = 9) | 5 (56) | 2 (22) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Compared with in person, I felt comfortable interacting over the phone | 4 (36) | 5 (45) | 2 (18) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Intervention content | |||||
The information provided was useful and helpful | 4 (36) | 6 (55) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
The information provided helped me change my behaviours | 2 (18) | 5 (45) | 3 (27) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) |
The sessions motivated me to eat better and make changes | 3 (27) | 5 (45) | 2 (18) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) |
The sessions helped me achieve my goals | 2 (18) | 1 (9) | 7 (64) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) |
The goals were personalised to my needs | 4 (36) | 6 (55) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
The strategies suggested by the dietitian addressed the barriers preventing me from changing my eating behaviours | 3 (27) | 4 (36) | 3 (27) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) |
The information provided was easy to understand | 7 (64) | 4 (36) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
I found the summaries I received after the sessions useful | 4 (36) | 6 (55) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Intervention providers | |||||
The dietitian was very knowledgeable | 1 (9) | 8 (73) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) |
The dietitian had good communication skills | 1 (9) | 8 (73) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) |
I felt comfortable asking the dietitian questions | 1 (9) | 8 (73) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) |
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Yang, Y.; Chai, L.K.; Collins, R.; Leary, M.; Whatnall, M.; Burrows, T. Process Evaluation of a Personality Targeted Intervention for Addictive Eating in Australian Adults. Behav. Sci. 2020, 10, 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs10120186
Yang Y, Chai LK, Collins R, Leary M, Whatnall M, Burrows T. Process Evaluation of a Personality Targeted Intervention for Addictive Eating in Australian Adults. Behavioral Sciences. 2020; 10(12):186. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs10120186
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Yive, Li Kheng Chai, Rebecca Collins, Mark Leary, Megan Whatnall, and Tracy Burrows. 2020. "Process Evaluation of a Personality Targeted Intervention for Addictive Eating in Australian Adults" Behavioral Sciences 10, no. 12: 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs10120186
APA StyleYang, Y., Chai, L. K., Collins, R., Leary, M., Whatnall, M., & Burrows, T. (2020). Process Evaluation of a Personality Targeted Intervention for Addictive Eating in Australian Adults. Behavioral Sciences, 10(12), 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs10120186