Evaluating the dissemination of Body & Soul, an evidence-based fruit and vegetable intake intervention: challenges for dissemination and implementation research

Allicock, Marlyn; Campbell, Marci K.; Valle, Carmina G.; Carr, Carol; Resnicow, Ken; Gizlice, Ziya

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Evaluating the dissemination of Body & Soul, an evidence-based fruit and vegetable intake intervention: challenges for dissemination and implementation research

Published Date:

2012 Nov-Dec

Source:

J Nutr Educ Behav. 2011; 44(6):530-538.

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Personal Authors:

Allicock, Marlyn ; Campbell, Marci K. ; Valle, Carmina G. ; Carr, Carol ; Resnicow, Ken ; ... More ▼

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Pubmed ID:

22406012

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC3374882

Description:

Objective

To evaluate whether the evidence-based Body & Soul program, when disseminated and implemented without researcher or agency involvement and support, would achieve similar results to earlier efficacy and effectiveness trials.

Design

Prospective group randomized trial.

Setting

Churches with predominantly African American membership.

Participants

A total of 1033 members from the fifteen churches completed baseline surveys. Of these, 562 (54.4%) completed the follow-up survey six months later.

Intervention

Church-based nutrition program for African Americans that included pastoral involvement, educational activities, church environmental changes, and peer counseling.

Main Outcome Measure

Daily fruit and vegetable (FV) intake was assessed at pre- and post-test.

Analysis

Mixed-effects linear models.

Results

At posttest, there was no statistically significant difference in daily servings of FV between the early intervention group participants compared to control group participants (4.7 vs, 4.4, P=0.38). Process evaluation suggested that added resources such as technical assistance could improve program implementation.

Conclusions and Implications

The disseminated program may not produce improvements in FV intake equal to those in the earlier efficacy and effectiveness trials, primarily due to lack of program implementation. Program dissemination may not achieve public health impact unless support systems are strengthened for adequate implementation at the church level.

Document Type:

Journal Article

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CDC Public Access

Funding:

U01 CA114629-02/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
U01 CA114629-03/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
P50 CA058223/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
U01 CA114629/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
P30 DK056350/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States
3-U48-DP000059-02S1/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
U01 CA114629-01/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
U48 DP000059/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States

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