Assessment of an e-training tool for college students to improve accuracy and reduce effort associated with reading nutrition labels
| Autor: | Carolyn Sutter, Jacqueline J. Bergman, Tanja N. Gibson, Machelle D. Wilson, Lisa M. Soederberg Miller, Laurel A. Beckett |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice 050103 clinical psychology Eye Movements Universities media_common.quotation_subject education Health Promotion Nutrition facts label Basic Behavioral and Social Science Article Education Education Distance Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine E training Clinical Research Food Labeling Reading (process) Behavioral and Social Science health education Humans clinical medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 030212 general & internal medicine Students Empowerment Nutrition media_common Practice Medical education Distance Health Knowledge 05 social sciences Substance Abuse Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Reading Attitudes Scale (social sciences) Public Health and Health Services Eye tracking Female Health education Grocery shopping |
| Zdroj: | J Am Coll Health Journal of American college health : J of ACH, vol 67, iss 5 |
| ISSN: | 1940-3208 0744-8481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2018.1484369 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: Nutrition labels are often under-utilized due to the time and effort required to read them. We investigated the impact of label-reading training on effort, as well as accuracy and motivation. PARTICIPANTS: 80 college students (21 males and 59 females). METHODS: The training consisted of a background tutorial on nutrition followed by three blocks of practice reading labels to decide which of two foods was the relatively better choice. Label-reading effort was assessed using an eye tracker and motivation was assessed using a 6-item scale of healthy food-choice empowerment. RESULTS: Students showed increases in label-reading accuracy, decreases in label-reading effort, and increases in empowerment. CONCLUSIONS: The nutrition label e-training tool presented here, whether used alone or as part of other wellness and health programs, may be an effective way to boost students’ label reading skills and healthy food choices, before they settle into grocery shopping habits. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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