Table 1 Process evaluation of the skill-building intervention at post-intervention
From: A process evaluation of the Supermarket Healthy Eating for Life (SHELf) randomized controlled trial
Survey questions | Skill-building n = 160a % (n) | Combined n = 160a % (n) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Newsletters | Â | ||
 In the past 3 months, did you receive newsletters from us about healthy eating? (implementation) |  |  | 0.493 |
  Yes | 98.0 (146) | 99.3 (151) |  |
  No | 1 (2) | 0 (0) |  |
  Don’t know | 0.7 (1) | 0.7 (1) |  |
 If yes, how useful did you find these newsletters? (implementation) |  |  | 0.457 |
  5 Extremely useful | 14.9 (21) | 17.2 (25) |  |
  4 | 34.0 (48) | 29.0 (42) |  |
  3 | 30.5 (43) | 35.2 (51) |  |
  2 | 18.4 (26) | 13.8 (20) |  |
  1 Not at all useful | 2.1 (3) | 4.8 (7) |  |
 How many of the 8 newsletters did you read? (implementation) |  |  | 0.919 |
  All | 51.8 (75) | 51.7 (78) |  |
  About 75 % | 19.3 (28) | 22.5 (34) |  |
  About 50 % | 16.6 (24) | 13.3 (20) |  |
  About 25 % | 9.7 (14) | 9.9 (15) |  |
  None | 2.8 (4) | 2.7 (4) |  |
 On average how long did it take you to read through a newsletter? (implementation) (mean ± SD) | 11.9 ± 12.8 mins | 11.8 ± 8.8 mins | 0.899 |
Recipes | Â | ||
 Did you use any of the recipes provided? (implementation) |  |  | 0.114 |
  Yes | 45.6 (67) | 53.6 (81) |  |
  No | 53.1 (78) | 46.3 (70) |  |
  Don’t know | 1.4 (2) | 0 (0) |  |
 If yes, how many have you used? (implementation) |  |  | 0.860 |
  All | 1.5 (1) | 2.4 (2) |  |
  13–15 | 1.5 (1) | 1.2 (1) |  |
  10–12 | 0 (0) | 1.2 (1) |  |
  7–9 | 1.5 (1) | 4.9 (4) |  |
  4–6 | 30.8 (20) | 24.4 (20) |  |
  1–3 | 64.6 (42) | 64.6 (53) |  |
 How often have you used the recipes? (implementation) |  |  | 0.815 |
  Every day | 0 | 0 |  |
  Every 2–3 days | 3.0 (2) | 3.7 (3) |  |
  About once a week | 16.7 (11) | 15.9 (13) |  |
  About once every 2 weeks | 34.9 (23) | 28.1 (23) |  |
  About once a month | 19.7 (13) | 28.1 (23) |  |
  Less than once a month | 25.8 (17) | 23.2 (19) |  |
 Did you find the additional materials useful? (e.g. the Food for Health brochures, Food Cents Eat Smart for 4 booklets, etc.) (implementation) |  |  | 0.335 |
  Yes | 65.1 (97) | 72.8 (107) |  |
  No | 18.1 (27) | 12.9 (19) |  |
  Don’t know | 16.8 (25) | 14.3 (21) |  |
 Did you share any of the newsletters, additional materials or recipes with friends or family over the past 3 months? (reach) |  |  | 0.853 |
  Yes | 30.4 (45) | 33.1 (49) |  |
  No | 68.9 (102) | 66.2 (98) |  |
  Don’t know | 0.7 (1) | 0.7 (1) |  |
 What do you think of the amount of materials (newsletters, recipes, and other materials) you received from us? (implementation) |  |  | 0.969 |
  Too many materials | 21.0 (31) | 21.9 (32) |  |
  About the right amount | 76.4 (113) | 75.3 (110) |  |
  Did not receive enough | 2.7 (4) | 2.7 (4) |  |