Keller Heather H, Hedley Margaret, Hadley Teresa, Wong Sharon, Vanderkooy Patricia
Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
J Nutr Elder. 2005;24(3):5-23. doi: 10.1300/J052v24n03_03.
Three years of process evaluation data are presented for Evergreen ActionNutrition food workshops conducted at an older adults' recreation center. Over a three-year period, 475 written evaluations of single and three-session series workshops were completed. Additionally, data were collected from four focus groups of older adult participants (n = 19). Older persons report intention to change behavior based on attendance at a single workshop. Series workshop participants report increased knowledge, confidence in cooking, and motivation to make changes. Focus group participants identified the following as key aspects to success and empowerment of behavior change: relevant information, specifically in the form of recipes; interactive format, including taste-testing; social experience; consistent, high-quality education; and small size of the group. Food workshops or demonstrations can be meaningful nutrition education activities for older adults.
本文呈现了在一个老年人娱乐中心举办的常青行动营养食品工作坊三年的过程评估数据。在三年时间里，共完成了475份对单场和三场系列工作坊的书面评估。此外，还从四个老年参与者焦点小组（n = 19）收集了数据。老年人表示，参加单场工作坊后有改变行为的意愿。系列工作坊的参与者报告称，他们的知识有所增加，烹饪信心增强，并且有做出改变的动力。焦点小组参与者确定了以下行为改变成功和赋能的关键方面：相关信息，特别是食谱形式的；互动形式，包括试吃；社交体验；持续、高质量的教育；以及小组规模小。食品工作坊或示范活动对老年人来说可以是有意义的营养教育活动。
