Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The impact of our pilot study was determined through a pretest and a posttest survey administered to both groups. The survey was a 32-item paper and pencil questionnaire that assessed beliefs regarding the contribution of family history to the development of common chronic diseases in our participants were included. Our results are summarized in the table below.

Percent Change in FHH Attitudes, Knowledge and Behavior

ATTITUDE/BEHAVIOR

Percent Change

Felt motivated to make changes after participating

64%

Felt motivated to learn more

68%

Reported having talked to a family member about their FHH

64%

Reported changing their diet

55%

Reported visiting a medical professional

23%

No comments: