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The Effect of a Priest-Led Intervention on the Choice and Preference of Soda Beverages: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Catholic Parishes.

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Miranda, JJ; Taype-Rondan, A; Bazalar-Palacios, J; Bernabe-Ortiz, A; Ariely, D
Published in: Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
May 2020

Latin America ranks among the regions with the highest level of intake of sugary beverages in the world. Innovative strategies to reduce the consumption of sugary drinks are necessary.Evaluate the effect of a one-off priest-led intervention on the choice and preference of soda beverages.We conducted a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial in Catholic parishes, paired by number of attendees, in Chimbote, Peru between March and June of 2017. The priest-led intervention, a short message about the importance of protecting one's health, was delivered during the mass. The primary outcome was the proportion of individuals that choose a bottle of soda instead of a bottle of water immediately after the service. Cluster-level estimates were used to compare primary and secondary outcomes between intervention and control groups utilizing nonparametric tests.Six parishes were allocated to control and six to the intervention group. The proportion of soda selection at baseline was ~60% in the intervention and control groups, and ranged from 56.3% to 63.8% in Week 1, and from 62.7% to 68.2% in Week 3. The proportion of mass attendees choosing water over soda was better in the priest-led intervention group: 8.2% higher at Week 1 (95% confidence interval 1.7%-14.6%, p = .03), and 6.2% higher at 3 weeks after baseline (p = .15).This study supports the proof-of-concept that a brief priest-led intervention can decrease sugary drink choice.ISRCTN, ISRCTN24676734. Registered 25 April 2017, https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN24676734.

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Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine

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EISSN

1532-4796

ISSN

0883-6612

Publication Date

May 2020

Volume

54

Issue

6

Start / End Page

436 / 446

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • Proof of Concept Study
  • Peru
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Female
  • Drinking Water
 

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Miranda, J. J., Taype-Rondan, A., Bazalar-Palacios, J., Bernabe-Ortiz, A., & Ariely, D. (2020). The Effect of a Priest-Led Intervention on the Choice and Preference of Soda Beverages: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Catholic Parishes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 54(6), 436–446. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaz060
Miranda, J Jaime, Alvaro Taype-Rondan, Janina Bazalar-Palacios, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, and Dan Ariely. “The Effect of a Priest-Led Intervention on the Choice and Preference of Soda Beverages: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Catholic Parishes.Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 54, no. 6 (May 2020): 436–46. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaz060.
Miranda JJ, Taype-Rondan A, Bazalar-Palacios J, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Ariely D. The Effect of a Priest-Led Intervention on the Choice and Preference of Soda Beverages: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Catholic Parishes. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2020 May;54(6):436–46.
Miranda, J. Jaime, et al. “The Effect of a Priest-Led Intervention on the Choice and Preference of Soda Beverages: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Catholic Parishes.Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 54, no. 6, May 2020, pp. 436–46. Epmc, doi:10.1093/abm/kaz060.
Miranda JJ, Taype-Rondan A, Bazalar-Palacios J, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Ariely D. The Effect of a Priest-Led Intervention on the Choice and Preference of Soda Beverages: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Catholic Parishes. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2020 May;54(6):436–446.
Journal cover image

Published In

Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine

DOI

EISSN

1532-4796

ISSN

0883-6612

Publication Date

May 2020

Volume

54

Issue

6

Start / End Page

436 / 446

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • Proof of Concept Study
  • Peru
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Female
  • Drinking Water