Infant Obesity Prevention Programs for Underrepresented Mothers in a Home Visiting Program: A Qualitative and Community-Engaged Needs Assessment.

Autor: Stough CO; Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Rabin J; Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Gates T; Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Garr K; Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Combs A; Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Edwards ZT; Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Summer SS; Schubert Research Clinic, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Woo JG; Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.; Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Folger AT; Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.; Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.; Every Child Succeeds, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Ammerman RT; Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.; Every Child Succeeds, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.; Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Nuñez M; Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Berndsen J; Every Child Succeeds, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Clark MJ; Every Child Succeeds, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Frey JR; Every Child Succeeds, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.; Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA., Vaughn LM; Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.; Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.; Educational and Community-Based Action Research, College of Education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Community health equity research & policy [Community Health Equity Res Policy] 2024 Apr; Vol. 44 (3), pp. 265-279. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 18.
DOI: 10.1177/2752535X231176730
Abstrakt: A qualitative, community-engaged assessment was conducted to identify needs and priorities for infant obesity prevention programs among mothers participating in home visiting programs. Thirty-two stakeholders (i.e., community partners, mothers, home visitors) affiliated with a home visiting program serving low-income families during the prenatal to age three period participated in group level assessment sessions or individual qualitative interviews. Results indicated families face many challenges to obesity prevention particularly in terms of healthy eating. An obesity prevention program can address these challenges by offering realistic feeding options and non-judgmental peer support, improving access to resources, and tailoring program content to individual family needs and preferences. Informational needs, family factors in healthy eating outcomes, and the importance of access and awareness of programs were also noted. To ensure the cultural- and contextual-relevance of infant obesity prevention programs for underserved populations, needs and preferences among community stakeholders and the focal population should be used as a roadmap for intervention development.
Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Databáze: MEDLINE