Self-rated quality of life measures: effect of change to a low-fat, high-fiber, fruit and vegetable enriched diet

Ann Behav Med. 2001 Summer;23(3):198-207. doi: 10.1207/S15324796ABM2303_7.

Abstract

The Polyp Prevention Trial (PPT) was a multicenter, randomized clinical trial to determine the effect of a low-fat (20% of energy from fat), high-fiber (18 g/1,000 kcal/day), high-fruit/vegetable (3.5 servings/1,000 kcal/day) eatingplan on the recurrence of large bowel adenomatous polyps. The PPT provided an opportunity to examine the impact of dietary changes on quality of life. At baseline and annuallyfor 4 years, participants in the Quality of Life Substudy of PPT completed a Quality of Life Factors (QF) Questionnaire, a modified Block-National Cancer Institute Food Frequency Questionnaire, and a Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire. The 51-item QF Questionnaire assessed changes in nine domains: taste, convenience, cost, self-care, social, health assessment, health belief health action, and life satisfaction. The analysis compared annual changes in domain scores for intervention (n = 194) and control (n = 200) participants. At Year 1, 363 (92%) completed a questionnaire, and 325 (82%) participants completed a Year 4 questionnaire. There were no statistically significant differences between treatment groups in the change from baseline to Year 1 for the convenience, cost, taste, health assessment, and life satisfaction domains. At Year 1, intervention participants rated the self-care (p < .001), health belief (p = .021), and health action (p < .001) domains significantly higher and the social domain significantly lower (p <.001) than control participants. These changes were consistent through Years 2, 3, and 4. This study

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Multicenter Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adenomatous Polyps / prevention & control*
  • Body Mass Index
  • Diet*
  • Diet, Fat-Restricted*
  • Dietary Fiber*
  • Feeding Behavior*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Food, Fortified*
  • Fruit*
  • Health Behavior
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Life Style
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Quality of Life*
  • Self-Assessment*
  • Smoking / epidemiology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Vegetables*