title: A pilot study of the effects of a tailored web-based intervention on promoting fruit and vegetable intake in African American families.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The current study examined the effects of a Web-based tailored parenting intervention on increasing fruit and vegetable intake in African American families.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-seven African American parents (mean age, 41.32 ± 7.30; 93.6% female) with an adolescent (mean age, 13.32 ± 1.46; 59.6% female) participated in a Web-based autonomy-support parenting tailored intervention session to increase both parent and youth fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake. The session lasted 45-60 minutes and included three phases: a feedback phase; a Web-based information phase, and a goal-setting and action plan phase. Self-reported measures of parenting skills [based on autonomy (choice), support, and communication] and F&V intake (assessed as average daily intake) were assessed at baseline and at a 1-week follow-up session.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant increase in parents' self-reports of daily fruit intake from pretest to the 1-week follow-up. Parent and adolescent combined F&V intake also significantly increased from pretest to 1-week follow-up. Overall, parents reported that the program was easy to navigate and that they enjoyed participating in the Web-based online program.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Current findings provide preliminary support for an autonomy-support parent tailored Web-based program for improving dietary intake in African American families.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina , Columbia, SC.
authors.forename: Dawn K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Kassandra A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Alia
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitzman-Ulrich
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Resnicow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014675:Vegetables