School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia; Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia; Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia; Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia; Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021 Feb;53(2):151-156. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.11.017.
To assess the impact of incorporating nudge strategies in the design of a nutrition education workshop invitation on workshop registration among early childhood education and care centers.
A parallel-group randomized controlled trial was conducted with 88 centers. Centers received nudge strategies embedded within an enhanced invitation (intervention) or a generic invitation (control) to attend a nutrition education workshop. Center workshop registration and invitation recall and acceptability were compared between the 2 arms.
No statistically significant differences in workshop registration (25% vs 20%; P = 0.61), invitation recall (69% vs 62%; P = 0.58) or acceptability (mean: 8.38 vs 8.06; P = 0.50) were found between intervention and control centers, respectively.
Low-intensity behavioral strategies embedded in the design of an invitation were insufficient to increase workshop registration significantly. Investigation and application of alternate evidence-based nudge strategies to encourage staff participation in nutrition education in early childhood education and care setting are recommended.
评估在营养教育工作坊邀请设计中纳入推动策略对幼儿教育和护理中心参与工作坊的影响。
采用平行组随机对照试验，共纳入 88 个中心。中心收到了嵌入强化邀请（干预组）或通用邀请（对照组）中以参加营养教育工作坊的推动策略。比较了两组中心的工作坊注册情况以及邀请的回忆和可接受性。
干预组和对照组的工作坊注册率（25%比 20%；P=0.61）、邀请回忆率（69%比 62%；P=0.58）或可接受性（平均：8.38 比 8.06；P=0.50）均无统计学显著差异。
嵌入邀请设计中的低强度行为策略不足以显著提高工作坊的注册率。建议研究和应用其他基于证据的推动策略，以鼓励幼儿教育和护理环境中的工作人员参与营养教育。
