Health Promotion and Healthier Products Increase Vending Purchases: A Randomized Factorial Trial
Health Promotion and Healthier Products Increase Vending Purchases: A Randomized Factorial Trial
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jand.2016.12.006
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发表时间:
2017-07-01
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Ickovics, Jeannette R.
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作者:
Hua, Sophia V.;Kimmel, Lisa;Ickovics, Jeannette R.
Background The current food environment has a high prevalence of nutrient-sparse foods and beverages, most starkly seen in vending machine offerings. There are currently few studies that explore different interventions that might lead to healthier vending machine purchases.Objective To examine how healthier product availability, price reductions, and/or promotional signs affect sales and revenue of snack and beverage vending machines.Design A 2x2x2 factorial randomized controlled trial was conducted.Participants/setting Students, staff, and employees on a university campus.Intervention All co-located snack and beverage vending machines (n=56, 28 snack and 28 beverage) were randomized into one of eight conditions: availability of healthier products and/or 25% price reduction for healthier items and/or promotional signs on machines. Aggregate sales and revenue data for the 5-month study period (February to June 2015) were compared with data from the same months 1 year prior. Analyses were conducted July 2015.Main outcome measures The change in units sold and revenue between February through June 2014 and 2015.Statistical analyses performed Linear regression models (main effects and interaction effects) and t test analyses were performed.Results The interaction between healthier product guidelines and promotional signs in snack vending. machines documented increased revenue (P