Department of Human Science and Public Health, Centre for Midwifery, Maternal and Perinatal Health, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Poole BH1 3LT, UK.
Nutrients. 2018 Nov 6;10(11):1694. doi: 10.3390/nu10111694.
A considerable amount of research has focused on interventions in pregnancy to promote health in current and future generations. This has yielded inconsistent results and focus has turned towards improving health in the preconception period. Promotion of healthy dietary patterns similar to a Mediterranean diet in the preconception years has been suggested as a dietary strategy to prevent maternal obesity and optimize offspring health. However, it is uncertain whether adoption is acceptable in women of childbearing age. This qualitative study aims to investigate the perceived barriers to following a Mediterranean diet in women of childbearing age. Semi-structured focus groups were used to generate deep insights to be used to guide the development of a future intervention. Nulliparous women aged between 20 and 47 years were recruited ( = 20). Six focus groups were digitally audio recorded and transcribed verbatim by the researcher. Thematic analysis was used to analyze data, which occurred in parallel with data collection to ascertain when data saturation was reached. Five core themes were identified: Mediterranean diet features, perceived benefits, existing dietary behavior and knowledge, practical factors, and information source. The present study highlights that a Mediterranean diet is acceptable to childbearing-aged women, and the insights generated will be helpful in developing an intervention to promote Mediterranean diet adoption.
大量研究集中在妊娠干预措施上，以促进当前和未来几代人的健康。这方面的研究结果并不一致，人们的注意力已转向改善孕前健康。在孕前几年提倡健康的饮食模式，类似于地中海饮食，被认为是预防母亲肥胖和优化后代健康的饮食策略。然而，尚不确定这种饮食模式在育龄妇女中是否可以被接受。本定性研究旨在调查生育年龄妇女遵循地中海饮食的感知障碍。采用半结构式焦点小组来深入了解，以便用于指导未来干预措施的制定。招募了年龄在 20 至 47 岁之间的未育妇女（n=20）。由研究人员对 6 个焦点小组进行了数字音频录制，并逐字转录。使用主题分析来分析数据，数据收集和分析同时进行，以确定何时达到数据饱和。确定了五个核心主题：地中海饮食特点、感知益处、现有饮食行为和知识、实际因素和信息来源。本研究表明，地中海饮食可以被育龄妇女接受，产生的见解将有助于制定促进地中海饮食采用的干预措施。
