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dc.contributor.authorRees, J.
dc.contributor.authorChristophersen, Claus
dc.contributor.authorLewis, J.R.
dc.contributor.authorLo, J.
dc.contributor.authorSambell, R.
dc.contributor.authorCostello, L.
dc.contributor.authorWalker, C.
dc.contributor.authorByrne, M.F.
dc.contributor.authorBoyce, M.C.
dc.contributor.authorNewton, R.U.
dc.contributor.authorDevine, A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-25T04:12:36Z
dc.date.available2020-09-25T04:12:36Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationRees, J. and Christophersen, C.C. and Lewis, J.R. and Lo, J. and Sambell, R. and Costello, L. and Walker, C. et al. 2020. The study protocol for a pseudo-randomised pre-post designed controlled intervention trial to study the effects of a 7-week cooking program on self-efficacy and biomarkers of health: The ECU lifestyle and biomarkers get connected study (ECULABJMOF) including the Jamie's Ministry of Food WA participant experience. BMC Public Health. 20 (1): Article No. 1037.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81160
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-020-09124-3
dc.description.abstract

© 2020 The Author(s).

Background: Australia, like other nations, has experienced a shift in dietary patterns away from home cooking of nutritious foods, towards a reliance on pre-prepared convenience meals. These are typically energy-dense, nutrient-poor and contribute to the rising prevalence of obesity and chronic disease burden. The aims of this study were to evaluate whether a community-based cooking program instigated a change to participants' skills, attitudes, knowledge, enjoyment and satisfaction of cooking and cooking confidence (self-efficacy).

Methods: The pseudo-random, pre-post study design consisted of an intervention and a control group. Participant recruitment and group allocation was based on their program start dates. Intervention participants were surveyed three times (baseline, 7 weeks and 6 months) and the control group were surveyed at baseline and 5 weeks. All participants were registered via an online website and were 18 years or over. Upon consent, participants were offered four levels of commitment, defined by different assessments. The minimum participation level included an online survey and levels 2, 3 and 4 involved attendance at a clinic with increasing functional, anthropometric and biomarker measurements. Primary endpoints were participants' cooking confidence as a proxy for self-efficacy. Secondary endpoints were dietary intake, physical activity levels, body composition, anthropometry, blood, urine and faecal biomarkers of systemic, physical and mental health.

Discussion: The community cooking program provided participants with information and advice on food sourcing, preparation and nutrition to improve home cooking skills. The study was designed to explore whether food literacy programs are efficacious in improving participant physical health and well-being in order to combat the rise in obesity and diet-related disease. It will support future use of public health cooking program initiatives aimed at improving food literacy, self-efficacy and physical and mental health. The extensive data collected will inform future research into the relationship between diet, the gut-microbiota and human health.

Trial registration: Retrospectively registered on 16.08.2019 with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR). ACTRN12619001144101. Protocol version 4.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherBMC
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1107474
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.subjectCooking program
dc.subjectSelf-efficacy
dc.subjectDietary intake
dc.subjectMicrobiota
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectStudy protocol
dc.subjectBODY-MASS INDEX
dc.subjectWEIGHT STATUS
dc.subjectSUBJECTIVE VITALITY
dc.subjectDIETARY PATTERNS
dc.subjectVEGETABLE INTAKE
dc.subjectYOUNG-CHILDREN
dc.subjectMENTAL-HEALTH
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectFRUIT
dc.titleThe study protocol for a pseudo-randomised pre-post designed controlled intervention trial to study the effects of a 7-week cooking program on self-efficacy and biomarkers of health: The ECU lifestyle and biomarkers get connected study (ECULABJMOF) including the Jamie's Ministry of Food WA participant experience
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume20
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.issn1471-2458
dcterms.source.titleBMC Public Health
dc.date.updated2020-09-25T04:12:36Z
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© The Author(s). 2020 Published in BMC Public Health. This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Please refer to the licence to obtain terms for any further reuse or distribution of this work.

curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.contributor.orcidChristophersen, Claus [0000-0003-1591-5871]
dcterms.source.eissn1471-2458
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridChristophersen, Claus [7006206487]


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