Bonvecchio Anabelle, Théodore Florence L, Safdie Margarita, Duque Tiffany, Villanueva María Ángeles, Torres Catalina, Rivera Juan
Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canadá
Salud Publica Mex. 2014;56 Suppl 2:s139-47.
This paper describes the methods and key findings of formative research conducted to design a school-based program for obesity prevention.
Formative research was based on the ecological model and the principles of social marketing. A mixed method approach was used. Qualitative (direct observation, indepth interviews, focus group discussions and photo-voice) and quantitative (closed ended surveys, checklists, anthropometry) methods were employed.
Formative research key findings, including barriers by levels of the ecological model, were used for designing a program including environmental strategies to discourage the consumption of energy dense foods and sugar beverages.
Formative research was fundamental to developing a context specific obesity prevention program in schools that seeks environment modification and behavior change.
本文描述了为设计一项基于学校的肥胖预防计划而进行的形成性研究的方法和主要发现。
形成性研究基于生态模型和社会营销原则。采用了混合方法。运用了定性方法（直接观察、深入访谈、焦点小组讨论和照片声音法）和定量方法（封闭式调查、检查表、人体测量法）。
形成性研究的主要发现，包括生态模型各层面的障碍，被用于设计一项计划，该计划包含旨在减少高能量食品和含糖饮料消费的环境策略。
形成性研究对于在学校制定一项针对特定环境的肥胖预防计划至关重要，该计划旨在改变环境和行为。
