Enabling Better Nutrition and Physical Activity for Adolescents from Middle Eastern Backgrounds: Focus Groups
| Autor: | Claudia Khalil, Nematullah Hayba, Margaret Allman-Farinelli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent barriers Health Behavior Psychological intervention Adolescent Health physical activity Article Social support Food Preferences Middle East Food choice Humans Social media TX341-641 Cooking Obesity adolescents Program Development Socioeconomic status Exercise enablers Nutrition and Dietetics Schools Nutrition. Foods and food supply Australia Social Support eating habits Focus Groups Focus group Diet Health Literacy Snowball sampling nutrition Socioeconomic Factors Adolescent Behavior focus group Female Thematic analysis Safety Psychology Social Media Food Science Sports |
| Zdroj: | Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3007, p 3007 (2021) Nutrients Volume 13 Issue 9 |
| ISSN: | 2072-6643 |
| Popis: | The obesity epidemic in adolescents from Middle Eastern (ME) backgrounds necessitates co-designed and culturally-responsive interventions. This study’s objective was to gather the opinions, attitudes, capabilities, opportunities and motivations of ME adolescents residing in Australia on healthy eating and physical activity (PA) behaviours to inform a future prevention program. Five focus groups were conducted, with 32 ME participants, aged 13–18 years, recruited via purposive and snowball sampling. More participants were female (n = 19) and from lower socioeconomic areas (n = 25). A reflexive thematic analysis was performed using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation-Behaviour (COM-B) model as the coding framework. Limited nutritional knowledge and cooking skills accompanied by a desire to make dietary changes were reported. Local and school facilities provided adolescents with PA opportunities, but participants declared safety concerns and limited opportunities for females and older grade students. Social support from family and friends were enablers for both healthy eating and PA. Cravings and desire for cultural foods influenced food choices. Individual and/or group approaches using social media and face-to-face format were recommended for future programs. To enable PA and dietary behaviour changes, interventions should be specifically tailored for ME adolescents to improve their nutrition literacy and skills, along with providing safe environments for sport in conjunction with social support. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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