TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of an empowerment-based nutrition promotion program on food consumption and serum lipid levels in hyperlipidemic Thai elderly
AU - Boonyasopun, Umaporn
AU - Aree, Patcharaporn
AU - Avant, Kay C.
PY - 2008/6/1
Y1 - 2008/6/1
N2 - This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of an empowerment-based nutrition promotion program on food consumption and serum lipid levels among hyperlipidemic Thai elderly. Fifty-six experimental subjects received the program; 48 control subjects maintained their habitual lifestyle. The statistical methods used were the t-test, Z-test, and χ2/Fisher's exact test. After the program, the consumption of high saturated fat, cholesterol, and simple sugar diets was significantly lower for the experimental group than for the control group. The percentage change of the serum total cholesterol of the experimental subjects was significantly higher than that of the control subjects. The number of experimental subjects that changed from hyperlipidemia to normolipidemia significantly increased compared to that for the control subjects. The implementation of this program was related to an improvement in food consumption and serum lipid levels among hyperlipidemic Thai elderly and, therefore, has implications for practice.
AB - This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of an empowerment-based nutrition promotion program on food consumption and serum lipid levels among hyperlipidemic Thai elderly. Fifty-six experimental subjects received the program; 48 control subjects maintained their habitual lifestyle. The statistical methods used were the t-test, Z-test, and χ2/Fisher's exact test. After the program, the consumption of high saturated fat, cholesterol, and simple sugar diets was significantly lower for the experimental group than for the control group. The percentage change of the serum total cholesterol of the experimental subjects was significantly higher than that of the control subjects. The number of experimental subjects that changed from hyperlipidemia to normolipidemia significantly increased compared to that for the control subjects. The implementation of this program was related to an improvement in food consumption and serum lipid levels among hyperlipidemic Thai elderly and, therefore, has implications for practice.
KW - Empowerment-based
KW - Food consumption
KW - Hyperlipidemic elderly
KW - Nutrition promotion program
KW - Serum lipid levels
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2008.00375.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2008.00375.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 18466381
AN - SCOPUS:43249126532
VL - 10
SP - 93
EP - 100
JO - Nursing and Health Sciences
JF - Nursing and Health Sciences
SN - 1441-0745
IS - 2
ER -