Table 3.
Follow-up adherence to guidelines, perceived barriers and benefits of participants in the intervention group
| Variables (%) | Intervention Group (n = 33a) | p value1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After three months | After six months | ||||
| n | Frequency | n | Frequency | ||
| Guidelines put into practice | 32 | 97.0 | 32 | 97.1 | 1.000 |
| Followed all guidelines | 18 | 54.5 | 15 | 45.5 | – |
| Followed the guidelines for some time, but then abandoned them | 3 | 9.1 | 1 | 3.0 | |
| Followed some of the guidelines | 12 | 36.4 | 13 | 39.4 | |
| Tried to follow the guidelines, but were unable | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12.1 | |
| Barriers to guideline adherence | |||||
| Lack of time | 7 | 25.0 | 5 | 17.9 | 0.687 |
| Financial difficulties | 4 | 18.2 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.250 |
| Lack of willingness/motivation | 5 | 17.9 | 7 | 25.0 | 0.754 |
| Without difficulties | 8 | 25.0 | 7 | 21.9 | 1.000 |
| Benefit from nutritional health counseling | 30 | 93.8 | 31 | 96.9 | 1.000 |
| Disposition | 19 | 63.3 | 16 | 53.3 | 0.508 |
| Weight reduction | 9 | 30.0 | 9 | 30.0 | 1.000 |
| Health improvement | 5 | 26.3 | 6 | 31.6 | 1.000 |
| Improved biochemical parameters | 4 | 13.3 | 4 | 13.3 | 1.000 |
| Improved intestinal functioning | 6 | 20.0 | 6 | 20.0 | 1.000 |
Note: n refers to the actual number of responses to each item. Variables “Barriers to guideline adherence” and “Benefit from nutritional health counseling”: respondent could choose more than one answer options
1McNemar test. aData loss due to lack of information