Patton Susana R, Goggin Kathy, Clements Mark A
Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.
Health Outcomes Research, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, MO.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2015 Jul-Aug;47(4):361-6.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2015.03.006.
This study used a market-basket approach to examine the availability and cost of a standard food shopping list (R-TFP) vs a healthier food shopping list (H-TFP) in the grocery stores used by a sample of 23 families of young children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
The researchers used frequency counts to measure availability. The average cost of the R-TFP and H-TFP was compared using paired t test.
Small or independent markets had the highest percentage of missing foods (14%), followed by chain supermarkets (3%) and big box stores (2%). There was a significant difference in average cost for the R-TFP vs the H-TFP ($324.71 and $380.07, respectively; P < .001).
Families may encounter problems finding healthier foods and/or incur greater costs for healthier foods. Nutrition education programs for T1DM need to teach problem solving to help families overcome these barriers.
本研究采用购物篮法,在23个患有1型糖尿病(T1DM)幼儿家庭所使用的杂货店中,考察标准食品购物清单(R-TFP)与更健康食品购物清单(H-TFP)的可得性和成本。
研究人员使用频数计数来衡量可得性。使用配对t检验比较R-TFP和H-TFP的平均成本。
小型或独立市场中缺失食品的比例最高(14%),其次是连锁超市(3%)和大型仓储商店(2%)。R-TFP与H-TFP的平均成本存在显著差异(分别为324.71美元和380.07美元;P < .001)。
家庭在寻找更健康食品时可能会遇到问题,并且/或者购买更健康食品的成本更高。针对1型糖尿病的营养教育项目需要教授解决问题的方法,以帮助家庭克服这些障碍。