Methods | Randomised controlled trial with two groups. | |
Participants | Country: USA. Setting: speciality. Health problem: healthy diet. Recruitment: adverts. Participants: adults over the age of 55 (n=64). | |
Interventions | Contract features:
Experimental group: health education sessions plus peer group support sessions where behaviour changes were agreed through group discussion and participants signed a contract to undertake these changes. Control group: received health education classes only. |
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Outcomes | Change in consumption of salt, sweets, fat and fibre. Practising of relaxation techniques and body movements. | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Item | Authors' judgement | Description |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear | B ‐ Unclear |