Law Queenie Pui Sze, Yau Alice Hoi Ying, Chung Joanne Wai Yee
School of Nursing, Tung Wah College, Homantin, Hong Kong.
Centre for Applied English Studies and Centre for the Humanities and Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Nurs Health Sci. 2019 Jun;21(2):171-177. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12575. Epub 2018 Oct 22.
The study aimed to investigate Chinese adults' nutrition label literacy in Hong Kong. It employed a web-based survey with structured questions. A total of 368 Chinese adults aged 18-59 participated in the survey and their nutrition label literacy was measured by the Newest Vital Sign (NVS). About two-thirds (68%) of the participants had limited nutrition literacy skills. Although they were able to identify correctly the calorie and sugar content of food products, 44% and 48% of them had difficulty in determining the consumption of calories and serving food sizes respectively. Another finding from the survey was that those with lower education level and of older age had significantly lower mean nutrition label literacy scores, which indicated that they were at higher risk for food insecurity. The findings showed that the nutrition label literacy level of Hong Kong's general public is quite low. This study can provide insights for nurses and healthcare professionals on how to educate people with lower education level and/or of advanced age to use nutrition labels more effectively and to further nutrition label literacy study and research, particularly in Hong Kong.
该研究旨在调查香港中国成年人的营养标签认知能力。研究采用了基于网络的结构化问卷调查。共有368名年龄在18至59岁之间的中国成年人参与了调查，他们的营养标签认知能力通过最新生命体征（NVS）进行测量。约三分之二（68%）的参与者营养认知技能有限。尽管他们能够正确识别食品的卡路里和糖分含量，但其中44%和48%的人分别在确定卡路里摄入量和食物份量方面存在困难。该调查的另一个发现是，教育水平较低和年龄较大的人平均营养标签认知得分显著较低，这表明他们面临粮食不安全的风险更高。研究结果显示，香港普通公众的营养标签认知水平相当低。这项研究可为护士和医疗保健专业人员提供见解，以了解如何教育教育水平较低和/或年长者更有效地使用营养标签，并进一步开展营养标签认知研究，特别是在香港。
