Developing the IDEFICS Community-Based Intervention Program to Enhance Eating Behaviors in 2- to 8-Year-Old Children: Findings from Focus Groups with Children and Parents

Autor/inn/en	Haerens, L.; De Bourdeaudhuij, I.; Barba, G.; Eiben, G.; Fernandez, J.; Hebestreit, A.; Kovacs, E.; Lasn, H.; Regber, S.; Shiakou, M.; De Henauw, S.
Titel	Developing the IDEFICS Community-Based Intervention Program to Enhance Eating Behaviors in 2- to 8-Year-Old Children: Findings from Focus Groups with Children and Parents
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 24 (2009) 3, S.381-393 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyn033
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Focus Groups; Nutrition; Nutrition Instruction; Community Programs; Eating Habits; Identification; Prevention; Educational Environment; Family Environment; School Policy; Income; Time; Peer Influence; Health Behavior; Behavior Change; Parent Attitudes; Childhood Attitudes; Cross Cultural Studies; Young Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährung; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Familienmilieu; Schulpolitik; Einkommen; Zeit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Elternverhalten; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Frühe Kindheit
Abstract	One purpose of "identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants" (IDEFICS) is to implement a standardized community-based multi-component healthy eating intervention for younger children in eight different countries. The present study describes important influencing factors for dietary behaviors among children aged 2-8 years old in order to determine the best approaches for developing the dietary components of the standardized intervention. Twenty focus groups with children (74 boys, 81 girls) and 36 focus groups with 189 parents (28 men, 161 women) were conducted. Only in two countries, children mentioned receiving nutrition education at school. Rules at home and at school ranged from not allowing the consumption of unhealthy products to allowing everything. The same diversity was found for availability of (un)healthy products at home and school. Parents mentioned personal (lack of time, financial constraints, preferences), socio-environmental (family, peer influences), institutional (school policies) and physical-environmental (availability of unhealthy products, price, season) barriers for healthy eating. This focus group research provided valuable information to guide the first phase in the IDEFICS intervention development. There was a large variability in findings within countries. Interventions should be tailored at the personal and environmental level to increase the likelihood of behavioral change. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10