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The goal of this observational study is to learn what affects a person's openness to adopting a vegetarian diet in urban community members with chronic disease.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
How open are individuals to adopting a vegetarian diet? What are the barriers to adopting a vegetarian diet?
Researchers will compare Black and White individuals to see if there are differences.
Participants will be asked to fill out a survey about their openness to going vegetarian as well as barriers to going vegetarian such as perceived stigma, tastiness, financial cost, convenience, familiarity, and healthfulness.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Midtown | This group includes participants recruited at the UMMC Midtown Campus. |
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| UMMC | This group includes participants recruited at University of Maryland Medical Center. |
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| UHC | This group includes participants recruited at the University of Maryland University Health Center. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Survey using a questionnaire. | Other | Participants fill out a brief survey in which they answer questions about vegetarian diets. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Openness to going vegetarian | Openness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). | 5-10 minutes |
| Anticipated vegetarian stigma | Anticipated stigma is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). | 5-10 minutes |
| Perceived tastiness of a vegetarian diet | Perceived tastiness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). | 5-10 minutes |
| Perceived financial cost of a vegetarian diet | Perceived financial cost is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). | 5-10 minutes |
| Familiarity of a vegetarian diet | Familiarity is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). | 5-10 minutes |
| Perceived convenience of a vegetarian diet | Perceived convenience is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). | 5-10 minutes |
| Perceived healthfulness of a vegetarian diet |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Adults 18-88 years old coming in for a clinic visit at one of 3 Baltimore hospitals/clinics.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Mihir Patel, MD, MD, FACP | Contact | 667-214-1500 | Mihir.Patel@som.umaryland.edu | |
| Jennifer Paul, MPH, RD | Contact | 3018079647 | jenniferpaul@som.umaryland.edu |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Health Center | Recruiting | Baltimore | Maryland | 21201 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002908 | Chronic Disease |
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| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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Perceived healthfulness is measured by the response to a set of statements on the survey where responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). |
| 5-10 minutes |
| University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus | Recruiting | Baltimore | Maryland | 21201 | United States |
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| University of Maryland Medical Center | Recruiting | Baltimore | Maryland | 21201 | United States |
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