Table 2.
Comparison of perceptions for intervention group participants (n = 143) regarding the text message dietary feedback.
| Statements Regarding the Dietary Feedback Text Messages | Responses, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Agree or Agree | Neither Agree or Disagree | Disagree or Strongly Disagree | |
| The text messages on my diet: | |||
| Told me things I did not know about my diet and what I eat | 57 (39.9%) | 39 (27.3%) | 47 (32.9%) |
| Told me things about my diet I already knew | 18 (12.6%) | 32 (22.4%) | 93 (65.0%) |
| Were useful in helping me to understand my diet 1 | 88 (61.5%) | 35 (24.5%) | 20 (14.0%) |
| Helped to motivate me to change my diet | 74 (51.7%) | 36 (25.2%) | 33 (23.1%) |
| Made no difference to my motivation to change my diet 1 | 66 (46.2%) | 34 (23.8%) | 43 (30.1%) |
| Made me feel better about my diet | 22 (15.4%) | 61 (42.7%) | 60 (42.0%) |
| Made me feel worse about my diet | 43 (30.3%) | 51 (35.9%) | 48 (33.8%) |
| Made me think: | |||
| About the foods I eat but only for a short while | 87 (60.8%) | 19 (13.3%) | 37 (25.9%) |
| About how much fruit I eat | 96 (67.1%) | 19 (13.3%) | 28 (19.6%) |
| About how much vegetables I eat | 102 (71.3%) | 18 (12.6%) | 23 (16.1%) |
| About how much junk food I eat 2 | 93 (65.0%) | 23 (16.1%) | 27 (18.9%) |
| About how much alcohol I drink | 22 (20.0%) | 38 (34.5%) | 50 (45.5%) |
| About how much soft drink and sugary drinks I have 3 | 46 (38.3%) | 30 (25.0%) | 44 (36.7%) |
1 Statistically significant (p < 0.05) difference between men and women. 2 Junk food = EDNP foods. 3 soft drink and sugary drinks = SSB.