Australian adolescents’ beliefs and perceptions towards healthy eating from a symbolic and moral perspective: A qualitative study

Appetite ◽  
2022 ◽  
pp. 105913
Author(s):  
Christopher Bailey ◽  
Ivanka Prichard ◽  
Claire Drummond ◽  
Murray Drummond
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Moral Perspective

scholarly journals Facilitators and barriers to healthy eating in a worksite cafeteria: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalia Stern ◽  
Ilian Blanco ◽  
Lucy A. Olmos ◽  
Joel J. Valdivia ◽  
Archana Shrestha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Sales Managers ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Nutrition Interventions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers ◽  
Job Category

Abstract Background Worksite-based nutrition interventions can serve as access points to facilitate healthy eating and translate existing knowledge of cardiometabolic disease prevention. We explored perceptions, facilitators, and barriers for healthy eating in a cafeteria at a large worksite in Mexico City. Methods We conducted an exploratory qualitative study in a large department store in Mexico City with ~ 1500 employees. We conducted eight focus group discussions (FGD) with 63 employees stratified by job category (sales, maintenance, shipping, restaurant, cafeteria, administrative staff, and sales managers). Employees were invited to participate in the FGD if they were at the store at the day and time of the FGD for their job type. FGDs were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed using the thematic method. This process involved the researches´ familiarizing themselves with the data, generating initial codes, searching for themes, reviewing the themes, defining and naming themes, and then interpreting the data. Results Employees defined healthy eating as eating foods that are fresh, diverse, and prepared hygienically. The most commonly reported facilitators of healthy eating at the worksite were availability of affordable healthy food options and employees’ high health awareness. Major barriers to healthy eating included unavailability of healthy foods, unpleasant taste of food, and preference for fatty foods and meat. For lower-wage workers, affordability was a major concern. Other barriers included lack of time to eat work and long working hours. Conclusion A broad range of factors affect healthy eating at the cafeteria, some related to nutrition and some related to the employees type of job. Availability of healthy, hygienic, and tasty food at an affordable price could lead to healthier food choices in the worksite cafeteria. These strategies, along with work schedules that allow sufficient time for healthy eating, may help improve dietary behaviors and health of employees.

scholarly journals Perceptions of eating practices and physical activity among Malaysian adolescents in secondary schools: a qualitative study with multi-stakeholders

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shooka Mohammadi ◽  
Tin Tin Su ◽  
Angeliki Papadaki ◽  
Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin ◽  
Maznah Dahlui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
School Based ◽  
Adolescent Participation ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Malaysian Adolescents

Abstract Objective: To conduct formative research using qualitative methods among stakeholders of secondary schools to explore their perceptions, barriers and facilitators related to healthy eating and physical activity (PA) among Malaysian adolescents. Design: A qualitative study involving eight focus groups and twelve in-depth interviews. Focus groups and interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. An inductive thematic analysis approach was used to analyse the data. Setting: Four secondary schools in Perak and Selangor states (two urban and two rural schools) in Malaysia. Participants: Focus groups were conducted with seventy-six adolescents aged 13–14 years, and in-depth interviews were conducted with four headmasters, four PA education teachers and four food canteen operators. Results: Stakeholders thought that adolescents’ misperceptions, limited availability of healthy options, unhealthy food preferences and affordability were important challenges preventing healthy eating at school. Low-quality physical education (PE) classes, limited adolescent participation and teachers’ commitment during lessons were perceived as barriers to adolescents being active at school. Affordability was the main challenge for adolescents from rural schools. Stakeholders perceived that a future school-based intervention should improve the availability and subsidies for healthy foods, provide health education/training for both adolescents and PE teachers, enhance active adolescent participation in PE and develop social support mechanisms to facilitate engagement with PA. Conclusions: These findings provide important insights into developing school-based lifestyle interventions to improve healthy eating and strengthening PA of Malaysian adolescents.

Brazilian immigrant fathers’ perspectives on child’s eating and feeding practices: a qualitative study conducted in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (17) ◽  
pp. 3211-3225
Author(s):  
Ana Cristina Lindsay ◽  
Gabriela Vasconcellos de Barros Vianna ◽  
Carlos André Moura Arruda ◽  
Amanda De Sá Melo Alves ◽  
Maria Helena Hasselmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
The United States ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Family Interventions ◽  
Analytical Approaches ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

AbstractObjectives:Brazilians comprise a rapidly growing immigrant Latino group in the USA, yet little research has focused on health issues affecting Brazilian children in immigrant families. As increasing evidence is documenting fathers’ influential role in their children’s eating behaviours and ultimately weight status, the current study sought to explore the Brazilian immigrant fathers’ perspectives and practices related to child’s feeding practices and their preschool-aged children’s eating.Design:Qualitative study using in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Interviews were conducted in Portuguese by native Brazilian research staff using a semi-structured interview guide. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were analysed thematically using a hybrid approach that incorporated deductive and inductive analytical approaches.Setting:Massachusetts.Participants:Twenty-one Brazilian immigrant fathers who had at least one child aged 2–5 years.Results:Results revealed fathers’ awareness of the importance of healthy eating for their children, their influence as role models and their involvement in feeding routines of their preschool-aged children. Moreover, fathers were receptive to participating in family interventions to promote their children’s healthy eating. Nearly all fathers reported wanting to learn more and to do ‘what’s right’ for their children.Conclusions:The current study provides new information about Brazilian immigrant fathers’ views about factors influencing their children’s healthy eating behaviours and paternal feeding practices. Future research should quantify fathers’ feeding styles and practices and solicit fathers’ input in the design of culturally appropriate family interventions targeting the home environment of preschool-aged children of Brazilian immigrant families.

scholarly journals A Conceptual Framework for Healthy Eating Behavior in Ecuadorian Adolescents: A Qualitative Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e87183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roosmarijn Verstraeten ◽  
Kathleen Van Royen ◽  
Angélica Ochoa-Avilés ◽  
Daniela Penafiel ◽  
Michelle Holdsworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Healthy Eating Behavior

scholarly journals Factors influencing the adoption of a healthy eating campaign by federal cross-sector partners: a qualitative study

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Anne Fernandez ◽  
Sophie Desroches ◽  
Mylène Turcotte ◽  
Marie Marquis ◽  
Joëlle Dufour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Healthy School Canteen Intervention among Malaysian Adolescents: A Qualitative Study

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 3078
Author(s):  
Nurul Ain Azizan ◽  
Angeliki Papadaki ◽  
Tin Tin Su ◽  
Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin ◽  
Shooka Mohammadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Canteen ◽  
Malaysian Adolescents

This study evaluated implementing a school-based intervention to promote healthier dietary habits in the school environment among Malaysian adolescents using qualitative methods. This qualitative study was conducted in four secondary schools in Perak and Selangor (two urban and two rural schools) that received the intervention (either training or training and food subsidy). A total of eight focus groups (68 students aged 15 years old) and 16 in-depth interviews were conducted with canteen operators, school convenience shop operators, school teachers and school principals in each school. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data to identify suitable themes. We found several initiatives and changes by the schools’ stakeholders to change to a healthy school canteen programme. The stakeholders also noticed the students’ food preferences that influence healthy food intake in canteens and convenience shops. The food vendors and school administrators also found that subsidising healthy meals might encourage healthy eating. Among barriers to implementing healthy school initiatives were the student’s perception of healthy food and their eating habits, which also affect the food vendors’ profit if they want to implement a healthy canteen. The school-based intervention has the potential to promotes healthier eating among school adolescents. Continuous training and monitoring of canteen operators and convenience shops are needed, including building partnerships and educating the students on healthy eating to cultivate healthy eating habits.

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