Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2023 Feb;47(1):100001. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2022.100001. Epub 2023 Jan 18.
Interventions promoting healthy eating in children typically overlook the critical role of grandparent caregivers. Utilising a co-design approach, this study (i) assessed the receptiveness of grandparents to a nutrition-focused resource aimed at promoting healthy eating in their grandchildren and (ii) explored grandparents' preferences for resource delivery and dissemination.
Seventy-nine grandparents (58% female; mean age=69.37 years) who were secondary carers to a grandchild aged 3-12 years participated in one of 10 focus groups. Focus group transcripts were imported into NVivo for coding and semantic thematic analysis.
The vast majority of focus groups (n=9) were receptive to receiving a nutrition-focused resource. Participants indicated that such a resource should contain strategies that help grandparents promote healthy eating in their grandchildren rather than outline what grandchildren should be fed. A range of delivery (pamphlets, seminars and fridge magnets) and dissemination (online, email) methods were suggested.
A nutrition resource that equips grandparents with the strategies they need to promote healthy eating in their grandchildren would likely be welcomed.
Results provide program developers with the preliminary information required to tailor childhood lifestyle interventions to the needs of grandparents, thus helping increase acceptability and uptake.
针对儿童的健康饮食干预措施通常忽略了祖辈照顾者的关键作用。本研究采用共同设计方法，（i）评估了祖父母对旨在促进孙辈健康饮食的营养重点资源的接受程度，以及（ii）探讨了祖父母对资源提供和传播的偏好。
79 名（58%为女性；平均年龄=69.37 岁）作为 3-12 岁孙辈次要照顾者的祖父母参加了 10 个焦点小组中的一个。焦点小组的转录本被导入 NVivo 进行编码和语义主题分析。
绝大多数焦点小组（n=9）都愿意接受营养重点资源。参与者表示，这样的资源应该包含帮助祖父母在孙辈中促进健康饮食的策略，而不是概述孙辈应该吃什么。还提出了一系列的提供（小册子、研讨会和冰箱贴）和传播（在线、电子邮件）方法。
为祖父母提供他们在孙辈中促进健康饮食所需策略的营养资源很可能会受到欢迎。
研究结果为项目开发者提供了将儿童生活方式干预措施定制到祖父母需求的初步信息，从而有助于提高可接受性和参与度。
