No description available.

Inaug.-diss.-Landwirtschaftliche hochschule, Berlin. / At head of title: Aus dem Institut für landwirtschaftliche marktforschung der Landwirtschafdtliche hochschule Berlin ... Lebenslauf. "Quellennachweis": p. 85-86.

No description available.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-85). Also available via the Internet.

Recognized as one of the most prevalent and persistent concerns in cancer survivors, fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is defined as the "fear, worry, or concern relating to the possibility that cancer will come back or progress" (Lebel et al., 2016). Higher FCR severity leads to poor mental health, impaired functioning and reduced quality of life. It is well established that health behaviours can help reduce the risk of cancer recurrence in cancer survivors, but little is known about their relationship with FCR. The overall thesis objectives were: 1) to identify subgroups of cancer survivors by FCR severity and corresponding patient characteristics; 2) to explore the relationship between FCR and health behaviours (physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake) over time; and 3) to further examine the relationship between FCR severity subgroups and health behaviours using the Common-Sense Model (CSM). Data analyses were conducted on 2337 survivors of ten cancer sites who completed the American Cancer Society’s Studies of Cancer Survivorship-I survey at three time points (M =1.3, 2.2, and 8.8 years post-diagnosis). In study 1, group-based trajectory analyses revealed three FCR severity groups: low, moderate, and high. FCR significantly decreased from early to long-term survivorship and remained distinct for each group. Subsequently, repeated measures analysis of variance revealed that patient characteristics prevalent in the high FCR group were being female, of younger age, Hispanic ethnicity, having more advanced cancer stage (II-III) and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Across FCR groups, only a minority of survivors adhered to the recommended physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake. Survivors in the high FCR group reported significantly fewer of these health behaviours than other survivors. In study 2, cross-sectional path analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between FCR and health behaviours using the CSM framework across the FCR severity groups. Results indicated good-fitting models for the low, moderate, and high FCR groups. Engaging in physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake did not influence FCR in most participants. Yet, in the low FCR group, survivors reporting more health behaviours had lower FCR severity. In the low and moderate FCR groups, health behaviours were related to control over health and self-efficacy to manage health, suggesting that cancer survivors use health behaviours to manage illness outcomes. For survivors in the high FCR group, results suggest that self-efficacy to manage health is a better predictor of FCR than engaging in physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake In conclusion, most cancer survivors fail to meet the recommended physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake throughout cancer survivorship, with survivors in the high FCR group being at greater risk of engaging in fewer health behaviours. Health behaviours appear unrelated to FCR severity for most cancer survivors, except for survivors with low FCR, who might be experiencing less FCR when engaging in more health behaviours. Findings suggests that clinical interventions should be tailored by FCR severity groups and that health behaviour research among cancer survivors should account for FCR severity groups. Further investigations are required to assess cancer survivors’ perceived usefulness of health behaviours to manage the risk of cancer recurrence by FCR severity group

No description available.

Research suggests that the connection between poor diet and obesity among rural residents may be partially explained by limited access to healthy foods including fruits and vegetables (F&V). Based on federal suggestions to improve access, the purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between food shopping habits food venues and dietary intake of residents in rural counties of Kentucky. In May, 2013, a telephone survey was conducted using random-digit dial methods among n=149 participants in all three counties. Results showed that grocery shopping at supermarkets had a moderate positive correlation with F&V intake (r=.357, .348). These findings suggest participants who shop at supermarkets also consume F&V. Our study’s findings did not give a strong correlation between F&V consumption and farmers’ market use, which could be due to the locations of these markets, price of produce, or other environmental barriers that were not looked at in this study. Although the results from our study do not show a correlation, the majority of previous research supports the need to improve farmers’ market locations to help increase accessibility for groups with low F&V consumption and emphasize the importance of addressing economic barriers to food access.

No description available.

Introduction Community Kitchens (CKs) are one of the main providers of food to low-income families in Peru and may serve to improve the offer of healthier diets. This study aims to determine the prevalence of, and sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with fruits and vegetables consumption among CKs customers. Methods A cross-sectional study enrolling customers of 48 CKs in two areas of Lima, Peru, was performed. The outcome variable was the self-reported amount of fruits and vegetables consumed (<5 vs. ≥5 servings/day). The exposures were grouped in sociodemographic variables (age, gender, education level, familial income, marital status, and place of birth), and self- reported intention to change eating and exercise related habits in the last four weeks before interview. Poisson regression models were used to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Results Data from 422 persons were analyzed, 328 females (77.9%), mean age 43.7 (±14.5) years. Only 36 (8.5%; 95% CI 5.9%-11.2%) customers reported consuming ≥5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. This pattern was 4-fold more likely among those with higher levels of education (≥12 vs. <7 years) and 64% less common for migrants born outside of Lima relative non-migrants. In terms of intentions to change eating-related habits, those who reported having tried to reduce sugar consumption or to eat more fruits were up to 90% more likely to meet the ≥5 servings/day target. Conclusions A substantial gap in the consumption of ≥5 servings of fruits and vegetables/day has been found among CK customers and apparently it is not dependent of familial income. The profiles reported in this study can inform appropriate strategies to increase healthier eating in this population.

Background: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been recommended as an effective approach to engage communities in implementing research projects relevant to their needs and interests.  Following this approach, the Dan River Partnership for a Healthy Community was formed to address regional obesity concerns in the Dan River Region, a health disparate area located in south central Virginia and north central North Carolina.  Community gardens were identified as a priority, and the development and implementation of this study continues previous collaborative efforts in evaluating the effectiveness of community gardens within this region. Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to determine if applying the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) to an adapted curriculum throughout a 10-week gardening and nutrition education intervention would increase youths' willingness to try fruits and vegetables (FV), self-efficacy for eating and asking for FV and gardening, knowledge of nutrition and gardening, and outcome expectations for FV.  Secondary aims were to determine if age groups or attendance rates would positively influence outcome measures and to qualitatively evaluate youths' perceptions about their experiences and opinions about the program. Methods: Utilizing a pre-post design, researchers delivered this program once weekly with 60 minutes of interactive nutrition or gardening education and 30 minutes of experiential gardening.  Questionnaires included validated and novel measures.  Repeated measure ANOVA analyses were used to determine changes in outcome measures.  Post-program interviews were conducted with youth and qualitative data was coded and analyzed. Results: Of the 43 enrolled youth, 42 were African American.  Although willing to try FV did not change significantly, there were significant improvements in self-efficacy for asking for FV from 1.70 (0.34) to 1.83 (0.29) (F=7.07; p=.013) and overall gardening knowledge from 14.53 (3.45) to 15.74 (3.90) (F=7.67; p=.01).  There were also significant improvements in some of the knowledge subcategories for gardening and nutrition, including plant parts and my plate (p<0.05).  Qualitative findings indicated the majority of the participants expressed positive perceptions of the program with the most liked components including food sampling, games and gardening experiences. Discussion and Implications: Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of developing and implementing an adapted theory-driven community gardening and nutrition education program for low socioeconomic youth in public housing.  It implicates the need for future research on youth community gardens using the CBPR approach.  Findings were shared with community partners and future efforts will expand this program. / Master of Science