Lessons learned from talking with adults about nutrition: A qualitative study in the PREPARED project.

Autor: Valen EN; Department of Nutrition and Public Health, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway., Øverby NC; Department of Nutrition and Public Health, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway., Hardy-Johnson P; Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK., Vik FN; Department of Nutrition and Public Health, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway., Salvesen L; Department of Nutrition and Public Health, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway., Omholt ML; Department of Nutrition and Public Health, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway., Barker ME; Department of Nutrition and Public Health, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway.; Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK., Hillesund ER; Department of Nutrition and Public Health, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Maternal & child nutrition [Matern Child Nutr] 2024 Jan; Vol. 20 Suppl 2, pp. e13540. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 05.
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13540
Abstrakt: Improving diet and dietary behaviour of men and women before pregnancy has the potential to benefit both their current and long-term health and the health of their children. Little is known, however, about adults' perception of diet's role in prepregnancy health. This study aimed to explore the state of knowledge and awareness of preconception nutritional health in adults within the fertile age range and what they perceived could motivate healthy eating using the self-determination theory as a theoretical framework. We analysed 33 short exploratory interviews with men (n = 18) and women (n = 15) aged 18-45 years. Participants were grab sampled from three different public locations in the southern part of Norway. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim in 2020 and analysed using a thematic analysis with a semantic approach in 2022. The findings suggest that adults within the fertile age range are not intrinsically motivated to eat healthily, but when they do, it is because eating healthily often aligns with other goals consistent with their values, that is, getting fit or looking good. They possess some basic knowledge of healthy behaviours during pregnancy but are generally unaware of the importance of preconception health and nutrition. There is a need to increase awareness of the impact of preconception health on the health of this and future generations. Improved nutritional education on the significance of diet before conception might facilitate optimal conditions for conceiving and for pregnancy in the adult population within fertile age range.
(© 2023 The Authors. Maternal & Child Nutrition published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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