Bigand Teresa L, Dietz Jeremy, Gubitz Hannah N, Wilson Marian
College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA.
Professional Nursing Development Office, Providence Health Care, Spokane, WA, USA.
West J Nurs Res. 2021 Jul;43(7):660-667. doi: 10.1177/0193945920969689. Epub 2020 Nov 2.
Healthy eating relates to improved health, yet adult food bank users report difficulty accessing healthy foods. Registered nurses can promote healthy eating for food bank recipients by understanding perceived obstacles and facilitators. Urban food bank users completed a survey, and qualitative content analysis was used to analyze four open-ended questions regarding perceptions of healthy eating. In total, 196 adults were included in analysis. Two main categories were identified as perceived facilitators and barriers to healthy eating. Themes from the facilitator category included and Themes from the barrier category were and Healthy eating is a complex behavior that requires personal motivation, skills, and social/environmental supports to be successfully executed among food bank recipients. Nurses should advocate to leverage food bank resources for healthier eating by offering nurtition counseling at events, optimizing access to fresh fruits and vegetables, and decreasing unhealthy food options.
健康饮食与健康状况改善相关，但成年食品银行用户表示难以获取健康食品。注册护士可以通过了解感知到的障碍和促进因素，来推动食品银行受助者的健康饮食。城市食品银行用户完成了一项调查，并采用定性内容分析法分析了四个关于健康饮食认知的开放式问题。总计196名成年人纳入分析。确定了两个主要类别，即健康饮食的感知促进因素和障碍。促进因素类别的主题包括……，障碍类别的主题是……。健康饮食是一种复杂行为，在食品银行受助者中成功实施需要个人动机、技能以及社会/环境支持。护士应倡导通过在活动中提供营养咨询、优化新鲜水果和蔬菜的获取渠道以及减少不健康食品选择，来利用食品银行资源促进更健康的饮食。
