The Impact of Online Quiz-games on Nutrition Knowledge and Related Outcomes Among University Students.
2018年8月7日 更新者:Katerina Belogianni、Kingston University
The Impact of an Educational Intervention on Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits, BMI and Physical Activity, in University Students in the United Kingdom (UK).
Metabolic risk factors, such as central obesity, increase the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood and are prevalent in many university students.
Increasing the knowledge about healthy nutrition and physical activity can positively impact students' lifestyle and prevent weight gain.
This study aims to investigate the impact of online educational methods on nutrition knowledge, dietary habits, BMI, and physical activity in a sample of university students in the UK.
Anthropometric measurements will be assessed and questionnaires will be completed at the beginning and at the end of the study.
Written consent will be sought, the voluntary nature of participation will be emphasized while anonymity and confidentiality will be strictly maintained.
研究概览
详细说明
The intervention is a randomized-controlled trial with two data collection points: one at the beginning and one at the end of the study.
The study will include healthy students from two UK Universities, who they will be randomly assigned either to the intervention or to the control group.
Participants in both groups will be asked to undertake measurements and complete questionnaires before and after the study.
Measurements include the assessment of BMI, body fat, lean mass, waist-to-hip ratio, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and blood glucose.
In addition, nutrition knowledge and dietary habits will be estimated using online questionnaires as well as the level of physical activity using the IPAQ questionnaire and pedometers.
Participants in the intervention group will receive access to an educational website including information about fruit and vegetables, fat, sugars, fast-food, meat, salt, meals and snacks, food labels, exercise, and alcohol.
Each category will be linked to an online quiz-game that will include questions related to the topic.
Students will be asked to play the games as much as they want to improve their knowledge scores.
Access to the website and the games will be available for 10 weeks.
Participants in the control group will receive no intervention.
After 10 weeks, participants will be asked to undertake the same measurements and complete the same questionnaires as they did in the beginning of the study.
The study aims to investigate the effectiveness of an online educational intervention, using game elements, on the level of nutrition knowledge of students, as well as, whether any changes in knowledge impact changes in dietary habits, physical activity and weight-related factors.
研究类型
介入性
注册 (实际的)
88
阶段
- 不适用
联系人和位置
本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息,以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。
学习地点
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London、英国、SW17 0RE
- Kingston University, London & St George's, University of London
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参与标准
研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人,称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
18年 至 34年 (成人)
接受健康志愿者
是的
有资格学习的性别
全部
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- Currently studying at Kingston University, London or at St George's, University of London, as an undergraduate or postgraduate student or undertaking research within one of the two organizations.
- Aged between 18 and 34 years.
- Generally, in good health.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not currently studying at Kingston University, London or at St George's, University of London.
- Less than 18 or more than 34 years old.
- Suffering a long-term disease or condition that requires a special treatment or diet.
- Suffering a mobility impairment or injury that doesn't allow undertaking moderate physical activity.
- Pregnant or breast-feeding.
学习计划
本节提供研究计划的详细信息,包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
- 主要用途:预防
- 分配:随机化
- 介入模型:并行分配
- 屏蔽:无(打开标签)
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
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无干预:控制组
对照组的参与者将不接受任何干预。
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实验性的:Technology-based nutrition education
Participants will receive access to a website including educational information about nutrition and related topics.
Through the website they will be asked to play online quiz-games relevant to the content of the website to improve their knowledge.
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All participants will undertake anthropometric measurements and assessments of blood pressure and blood glucose.
They will be also asked to complete online questionnaires with regards to nutrition and physical activity.
Participants in the intervention group will receive additional access to a website, providing information about nutrition topics including alcohol and physical activity.
Through the website participants will be asked to play online quiz-games related to the nutrition topics.
Each play will include game elements such as time, point collection and graphics.
Participants will be asked to play the games as much as they want to improve their scores and to use the website as a reference tool.
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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
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Level of nutrition knowledge (score in units)
大体时间:One year
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The level of nutrition knowledge will be assessed using the General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (GNKQ) (Kliemann et al., 2016).
The GNKQ includes questions with multiple choice answers, presented in 4 sections: section 1 is related to dietary recommendations, section 2 is related to food groups, section 3 is related to health food choices and section 4 is related to diet, disease and weight association.
Each correct answer gets a point (otherwise null) and the maximum score is 88 for the overall questionnaire, 18 for section 1, 36 for section 2, 13 for section 3 and 21 for section 4.
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One year
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Dietary habits (score in units)
大体时间:One year
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Dietary habits will be assessed using the questionnaire of Leppälä, J. et al. (2010).
The questionnaire includes 18 questions in relation to whole grain products, fat containing foods, dairy products, vegetables and fruits, sugar and meal pattern.
A scoring system is provided as a manual to calculate the total score based on the answer given to each question.
The total score represents diet quality (Index of Diet Quality) and can be ranged from 0-15, with 9 or less points indicating a poor diet quality.
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One year
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Physical activity [vigorous activity (days/week, minutes/week), moderate activity (days/week, minutes/week), walking (days/week, minutes/week), sitting time (minutes/week)].
大体时间:One year
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Physical activity will be assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-short) (Craig et al., 2003).
The questionnaire includes questions regarding 1) days per week and time (minutes) spent on one of those days doing vigorous activity, 2) days per week and time (minutes) spent on one of those days doing moderate activity, 3) days per week and time (minutes) spent on one of those days walking and 4) time (minutes) spent the last week sitting on a week day.
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One year
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Physical activity (number of steps/week).
大体时间:One year
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Pedometers will be used to calculate the amount of physical activity by counting daily number of steps.
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One year
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Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m2)
大体时间:1 year
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BMI (kg/m2) will be estimated after measuring body weight (kg), using an analog scale and height (in meters), using a stadiometer.
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1 year
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Body fat (%)
大体时间:1 year
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Body fat (%) will be estimated using a TANITA body fat analyzer.
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1 year
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Lean mass (kg)
大体时间:1 year
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Lean mass (kg) will be estimated using a TANITA body fat analyzer.
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1 year
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Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)
大体时间:1 year
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To calculate waist-to-hip ratio a measuring tape will be used to measure waist circumference (cm) and hip circumference (cm) separately.
Waist circumference (cm) will be measured at the midpoint between the top of the iliac crest and the lower margin of the last palpable rib in the mid axillary line.
Hip circumference (cm) will be measured at the largest circumference of the buttocks.
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1 year
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Blood pressure (mmHg)
大体时间:1 year
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Systolic (mmHg) and diastolic (mmHg) blood pressure will be measured using an electronic sphygmomanometer.
The participant will be in a relaxed, quiet room at a comfortable temperature and a short period of 5 minutes rest will precede the measurement.The measurement will be undertaken twice.
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1 year
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Blood glucose (mmol/l)
大体时间:1 year
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Blood glucose levels (mmol/l) will be measured by finger pricking using a blood glucose meter.
The participant will be asked to be fasted.
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1 year
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合作者和调查者
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调查人员
- 首席研究员:Katerina Belogianni, PhD、Kingston University, London
出版物和有用的链接
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一般刊物
- Craig CL, Marshall AL, Sjostrom M, Bauman AE, Booth ML, Ainsworth BE, Pratt M, Ekelund U, Yngve A, Sallis JF, Oja P. International physical activity questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003 Aug;35(8):1381-95. doi: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000078924.61453.FB.
- Kliemann N, Wardle J, Johnson F, Croker H. Reliability and validity of a revised version of the General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2016 Oct;70(10):1174-1180. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.87. Epub 2016 Jun 1.
- Leppala J, Lagstrom H, Kaljonen A, Laitinen K. Construction and evaluation of a self-contained index for assessment of diet quality. Scand J Public Health. 2010 Dec;38(8):794-802. doi: 10.1177/1403494810382476. Epub 2010 Sep 16.
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研究主要日期
学习开始 (实际的)
2017年1月26日
初级完成 (实际的)
2018年3月15日
研究完成 (实际的)
2018年3月30日
研究注册日期
首次提交
2017年1月16日
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
2017年1月19日
首次发布 (估计)
2017年1月23日
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
2018年8月8日
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
2018年8月7日
最后验证
2018年8月1日
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