Table 1.
Demographic and Health Profiles of Parents and Adult Caregivers receiving Motivational Interviewing from a Registered Dietitian (RDMI).
| Variable | Levels | RDMI Completers (n = 16) % (n) |
SHA Completers (n = 24) % (n) |
Entire Cohort (n = 36) % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years, mean (SD)) | - | 38 (6) | 37 (5) | 36 (5) |
| Sex | Female | 81 (13) | 83 (20) | 89 (32) |
| Male | 19 (3) | 17 (4) | 11 (4) | |
| Race | Black/African American | 44 (7) | 46 (11) | 50 (18) |
| White | 44 (7) | 42 (10) | 36 (13) | |
| Mixed Race | 6 (1) | 8 (2) | 8 (3) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 6 (1) | 4 (1) | 6 (2) | |
| Marital Status | Married | 44 (7) | 42 (10) | 39 (14) |
| Never Married | 19 (3) | 29 (7) | 25 (9) | |
| Member of an Unmarried Couple | 13 (2) | 13 (3) | 19 (7) | |
| Divorced | 19 (3) | 13 (3) | 11 (4) | |
| Separated | 6 (1) | 4 (1) | 6 (2) | |
| Education Level | Grade 12 or Higher | 56 (9) | 4 (1) | 6 (2) |
| 1–3 Years of College | 44 (7) | 50 (12) | 50 (18) | |
| 4 Years or More of College | 0 (0) | 46 (11) | 44 (16) | |
| Employment Status |
Employed or Self-Employed |
94 (15) | 92 (22) | 83 (30) |
| Unemployed | 6 (1) | 4 (1) | 8 (3) | |
| Unable to Work | 0 (0) | 4 (1) | 6 (2) | |
| Student | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) | |
| BMI (kg/m2, mean (SD)) | - | 31.1 (6.11) | 30.4 (6.04) | 30.3 (5.67) |
| HEI Scores a | - | 61.5 (9.93) | 62.3 (9.98) | 62.9 (9.6) |
| Change Scores (i.e., ambivalence) b | - | 8.8 (1.30) | 9.1 (1.13) | 9.0 (1.1) |
a HEI-2015 scores indicate diet quality as determined by adherence to the 2015–2020 US Dietary Guidelines for Americans, scores range from 0–100, with higher scores indicating higher diet quality; b Change Scores obtained from the Change Questionnaire, scores range from 0–10, with higher scores indicating lower ambivalence. RDMI = Motivational Interviewing from a Registered Dietitian; SHA = Summer Harvest Adventure; SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index; HEI = Healthy Eating Index.