FOODLIT-Trial: Digital Behaviour Change Intervention to Improve Food Literacy Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Food Literacy, Food Habits, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Food Literacy focused on measuring Food Literacy, Behaviour Change, Sustainability, COVID-19
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Having a minimum of digital literacy to access, visualise and download online material related to the intervention;
- Having the availability to participate in the intervention (11 weeks) and posterior follow-up moments.
Sites / Locations
- ISPA - Instituto Universitário
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Single-moment, unspecified delivery of food literacy information
Personalised, weekly delivery of food literacy information matched with behaviour strategies
Non-specific food-related national and international guidelines were made digitally available in a website exclusively accessible to all the participants from the comparison group.
Food-related tips - including theoretical knowledge, practical competencies, and behaviours - from national and international guidelines were specifically matched with Behaviour Change Techniques from the BCT Taxonomy v1. These personalised material were made digitally available in a website exclusively accessible to all the participants from the experimental group. Presenting each week's topic, a small video featuring the lead psychologist was also made available each week.