Nutrition Education Methods Research Articles

Edukasi Tentang Gizi Seimbang Bagi Remaja Dalam Upaya Peningkatan Pengetahuan Mengenai Kebutuhan Gizi Di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Somba Opu

In human life, adolescence is a very important period. During this period, the initial process of maturation of the reproductive organs occurs. In this phase, adolescents will experience physical growth accompanied by mental, cognitive and psychological development. Lack of adequate nutrition during this period can cause disruption and obstacles in adolescent growth. One program that can be carried out to achieve and maintain normal nutritional status in adolescents is by implementing a balanced nutritional intake. This community service activity is carried out using nutrition education methods for teenagers. Through this service activity, it is hoped that there will be an increase in knowledge among teenagers regarding the importance of implementing a balanced nutritional intake for teenagers, which in turn is hoped that teenagers will be able to achieve and maintain normal nutritional status. This activity was attended by 23 teenagers in the working area of ​​the Somba Opu Health Center, Gowa Regency. The knowledge score results show that before being given counseling about balanced nutrition, the average knowledge score for teenagers was in the medium category, namely 60,8%. After following the counseling regarding balanced nutrition and carrying out a posttest, the results showed that the teenagers' knowledge scores increased to an average of 65,22% in the high category. This shows that there is an increase in knowledge among teenagers regarding balanced nutrition after attending this counseling.

Strengthening Food Security Reduces The Anemic Status of Pregnant Women and Encourages Breastfeeding Immediately after Delivery in the Coastal Area of Central Tapanuli

According to WHO and UNICEF recommendations, one way to prevent stunting is exclusive breastfeeding until the baby is six months old. The aim of the study was to strengthen family food security through local food and nutrition literacy using behavior-based nutrition education methods (social cognitive theory). Action research is the method used, and the participants are pregnant women who moderately work as housewives, originate from food-insecure families, and have family incomes below the regional minimum wage of 30 people. Prior to the intervention, the consumption of pregnant women was measured using a 24-hour food recall and measurements of haemoglobin levels. For 12 weeks, community health professionals provided home visits and face-to-face lectures for pregnant women on local food literacy and nutrition interventions. Pregnant women consumed an average of 1926.3 calories prior to the intervention; 2315.2 calories were consumed after the intervention. Before the intervention, there were 19 pregnant women with anaemia (63.3%); after the intervention, there were only 4 (13.3%). There were 20 breastfeeding mothers (66.7%) on the first day. Pregnant women's nutrient consumption and dietary diversity increased as a result of the local food literacy and nutrition intervention, which was implemented for 4 months.

PENGEMBANGAN DAN PENGAPLIKASIAN MEDIA VIDEO VISUAL DALAM PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN GIZI SEIMBANG PADA REMAJA

Nutrition problems that are often found in adolescents include nutritional imbalances, so they need knowledge about balanced nutrition. To increase knowledge of balanced nutrition, a tool is needed in the form of audio-visual media. This audio-visual media is considered effective in increasing knowledge. This study aimed to develop and apply audio-visual media to increase knowledge of balanced nutrition in adolescents. This study used the Research and Development (RnD) method with the analysis, planning, development, and implementation stages. In this study, the research subjects were material and media experts, and the target and object of this research were audio-visual media. Based on the media validation test, the assessments of the validators of material experts, media experts, and targets, audio-visual was included in the appropriate category with an average value of 4.3, while for CVI calculations a score of 1 means that each material expert agrees that the material in the audio-visual was relevant. The results of the application of audio-visual media obtained an average value of 6.7 pretests and 9.7 posttests so there was an increase in knowledge of 44.7%. Audio-visual media was appropriate to be used as a means of information to increase knowledge of balanced nutrition in adolescents. So that nutrition education methods with related media can be developed and applied.

The Comparison of the Effects of Different Nutrition Education Methods on Nutrition Knowledge Level in High School Students

Adolescence is an important life period and has crucial importance for the development of appropriate eating habits and a healthy diet. Dietary and educational interventions may help improving diet and thus may provide prevention from the development of lifestyle diseases during both adolescence and in future adulthood. This educational intervention study with a pretest-posttest design study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of different nutrition education methods on nutrition knowledge levels in high school students. A total of 216 students from 3 high schools in Usküdar, Istanbul were randomly assigned to three different educational intervention method groups (video-mediated, peer-directed, and visual aids), each consisting of 72 students to compare the effectiveness with the traditional education method. Before and after each education, the nutrition knowledge level of adolescents was evaluated with the Adolescent Nutrition Knowledge Level Questionnaire (ANKQ). It is determined that all of the intervention methods provide significantly increased post-test total scores when compared to pre-test scores in the ANKQ (p<0.05). Peer-led and visual tools mediated nutrition education are significantly related to increased post-test scores compared to traditional nutrition education (p<0.05). Repetitive interventions and follow-up for long-term efficacy and evaluation of behavioral changes are recommended for future studies.

NUTRITION EDUCATION IN ALPHA GENERATION TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Alpha generation requires nutritional education to achieve optimal growth and development. This research aims to provide nutritional education to the alpha generation to achieve optimal growth and development. Method used by researchers is descriptive qualitative literature studies. The authors see a significant correlation between nutrition education and changes in children's behavior in responding to their food dishes. The more nutritional education obtained, the more children will realize the importance of food so that it is more devoured in eating food. References taken by authors are sourced from the author's personal experience as a Nutritionist supported by scientific publications such as reputable national journals, books, websites, and various relevant research sources. The subjects in this study were children aged 0 to 8 years. The results showed that generation alpha is the first generation to hold individuals born in the 21st century who have the characteristics of more believe in social media, prefer to shop online, Rarely make physical contact in communicating, do not like excessive consumption, and repeat the same for pleasure. Wrong nutritional behaviors in elementary school-aged children include not eating a balanced dietary menu, not breakfast, unhealthy snacks, consuming Junk Food and Fast Food, and consuming sugar in excess. Some methods of nutrition education that can be practised in the alpha generation are education in the form of interventions, education using cards, and android-based education.

Dietary Diversity and Nutrient Intake of Han and Dongxiang Smallholder Farmers in Poverty Areas of Northwest China.

This study aimed to evaluate the status of dietary diversity and nutrient intake among Han and Dongxiang smallholder farmers in poor rural areas of northwest China. In this cross-sectional study, dietary intake was assessed in 499 smallholder farmers aged 18–75 years from two nationally designated impoverished counties in Gansu Province, China, using three consecutive 24 h dietary recalls. The dietary diversity score (DDS) and nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR) were adopted to assess dietary diversity and micronutrient adequacy, respectively. The mean DDS (range from 1 to 9) in participants was relatively low (3.81 ± 1.01). Consumption of grains was excessive, while consumption of vegetables, fruits, meat, beans, eggs, fish, and dairy was inadequate. The NAR values were higher in Han Chinese, with the exceptions of vitamin C, potassium, pyridoxine, and selenium (p < 0.05). For each nutrient, the high DDS group had a higher mean NAR (p < 0.05), except for pyridoxine. High household monthly income, being Han Chinese, high DDS, and being aged over 45 years were positively associated with mean adequacy ratio (MAR) of 14 micronutrients evaluated. Lack of dietary diversity and insufficient intake of essential micronutrients are public health concerns in northwest China. Nutrition education and other proper methods to address these issues are needed.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NUTRITION EDUCATION THROUGH SOCIO-DRAMATIC METHOD TO VEGETABLE &amp; FRUIT KNOWLEDGE AND CONSUMPTION IN 5-6 YEARS OLD CHILDREN

Low consumption of vegetable and fruit in children was still commonly found. Appropriate and effective nutrition education methods are needed to increase knowledge and consumption of vegetable and fruit in children. This study aimed to know the effectiveness of nutrition education through socio-dramatic method of vegetable and fruit knowledge and consumption in children 5-6 years old.This study was a quasi-experiment with pre-test and post-test control group design. Research subjects were 36 Taman Putra Kindergarten children who were divided into treatment group who were given nutrition education with socio-dramatic method, and control group who were given nothing. The improvement of nutrition knowledge was assessed by pre-test and post-test with pictured form, while vegetable and fruit consumption were assessed by 3 Days Food Record instrument. A total of 15 subjects had low fruit vegetable knowledge, and more than 50% of subjects had less fi ber intake, types of vegetable consumption &lt;7 types, the amount of vegetable intake &lt;250 grams, and fruit &lt;150 grams. The provision of nutritional education through sociodrama method was effective in increasing knowledge of fruit vegetables in pre-school children (p &lt;0.001), as seen from the increase in average knowledge of treatment group compared to control group. But unfortunately, nutrition education through sociodrama method has not been able to signifi cantly increase fruit vegetable consumption in terms of both quantity and type (p&gt; 0.05).

Comparison of Life Skills Development between Different Nutrition Education Methods for High School Baseball Players: Verification According to the Stage of Change

Comparison of Life Skills Development between Different Nutrition Education Methods for High School Baseball Players: Verification According to the Stage of Change

Mealtime Behaviors and Food Preferences of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a lack of social communication and restrictive, repetitive behaviors or interests. This study aimed to examine the mealtime behaviors and food preferences of students with ASD. An online questionnaire on mealtime behavior and food preferences of ASD students was conducted by caregivers including parents, and the average age of ASD students was 14.1 ± 6.1. The analysis of mealtime behavior resulted in classification into three clusters: cluster 1, the “low-level problematic mealtime behavior group”; cluster 2, the “mid-level problematic mealtime behavior group”; and cluster 3, the “high-level problematic mealtime behavior group”. Cluster 1 included older students than other clusters and their own specific dietary rituals. Meanwhile, cluster 3 included younger students than other clusters, high-level problematic mealtime behavior, and a low preference for food. In particular, there were significant differences in age and food preference for each subdivided ASD group according to their eating behaviors. Therefore, the content and method of nutrition education for ASD students’ needs a detailed approach according to the characteristics of each group.

P48 Identifying Nutrition Education Strategies for Refugees in Western Countries: A Scoping Review

<h3>Background</h3> A growing number of refugees are resettling in Western countries. Refugees face many challenges upon resettlement including a new food environment. In the United States, government and private entities provide nutrition education to refugees, which may help them navigate their new environment. A literature review on the effectiveness of nutrition education with resettled refugee populations in Western countries has not been previously published. <h3>Objective</h3> To identify different strategies used in nutrition education targeting refugees. <h3>Study Design, Settings, Participants</h3> Scoping review of nutrition education with refugees in the United States and other Western countries. <h3>Methods</h3> A scoping review of peer-reviewed articles published between 1980 and 2018 was conducted. The methodology was based on the method of Lavec. A systematic article search was done using electronic databases. Of 1,655 identified articles, 20 met the inclusion criteria. <h3>Results</h3> The scoping review identified 13 outcome-focused studies and 7 curriculum development and evaluation studies. Seven studies used a rigorous design and showed positive impacts on the nutrition knowledge and behaviors of refugees. Topics included in nutrition education programs are relevant to challenges refugees face such as using SNAP benefits and shopping at grocery stores. Strategies used to enhance effectiveness included needs assessment prior to delivering nutrition education, a client-centered approach, and iterative and collaborative approaches with refugee communities. <h3>Conclusions</h3> The scoping review showed that nutrition education improved refugees' nutrition knowledge and behavior. However, more research with rigorous design is needed to further determine the most effective nutrition education methods for these populations.

Influence of two different methods of nutrition education on the quality of life in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus - a randomized study.

Background. Nutrition education is one of the most important factors determining the effectiveness of treatment and maintaining an adequate quality of life (QoL) in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Objective. The primary objective was to compare the influence of two methods of nutrition education on the QoL. The secondary objective was to identify other determinants of the QoL. Material and Methods. A randomized single-blind study was conducted between October 2017 and April 2019 at the Children’s Clinical Hospital in Warsaw. The study included 170 patients (aged 8-17) with at least 1-year history of type 1 diabetes, treated with insulin pumps. The participants were randomly divided into two groups: a control group (C) – traditional/ informative education methods, and an experimental group (E) – modern/interactive methods. PedsQL Diabetes Module 3.0 questionnaire was used in the assessment of the QoL. Total PedsQL score was the primary outcome. The secondary outcomes included the results obtained in five subscales of the questionnaire. The relationships between selected variables and changes in scores were also verified. Results. Data obtained from 136 patients were analyzed. In both groups no significant changes regarding total PedsQL were noted 6 months after the intervention. However, a significant reduction occurred as regards the scores of ‘Communication’ subscale in group C. Analyzing other determinants of the QoL, significant dependencies were observed between: the level of physical activity and a change in ‘Diabetes symptoms’ subscale, and the level of parents’ education and a change in ‘Treatment barriers’ subscale. Conclusions. Both methods of nutrition education exerted a comparable influence on the total QoL. However, modern methods were more effective in terms of the improvement in the aspect of communication. Additionally, moderate physical activity and parents’ tertiary education constituted valid determinants of various aspects of the QoL in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

트레이너의 영양교육에 대한 인식 및 교육역량

The health and fitness industry continues to grow in line with the demands of people seeking good physical health. The purpose of this study was to examine the trainer’s leadership capacity and nutritional education needs according to the evolution of the fitness industry. The subjects of this study were a national fitness trainer and 112 other participants. According to the results of this study, the demand for the nutrition education of health trainers is high. The educational medium is a booklet, and nutritional educators include nutritionists. The results showed that the frequency of training preferred is twice yearly. Additionally, as a result of analyzing how the eating habits of the trainers impacted the interest in nutrition education, it was shown that the eating habits of the trainer had an impact of 28.9% on the interest in nutrition education. Thus, customized nutrition education methods should be established for trainers to increase their capacity in meeting the nutrition guidance needs of clients.

Effectiveness of Individual Nutrition Education Compared to Group Education, in Improving Anthropometric and Biochemical Indices among Hypertensive Adults with Excessive Body Weight: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: The study aims to compare the effectiveness of individual and group nutrition education methods in improving key anthropometric and biochemical markers in drug-treated, overweight-obese hypertensive adults. Methods: The randomized trial included 170 patients with pharmacologically well-controlled primary hypertension and body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2. For six months, the patients received six sessions, either one-to-one individual nutrition education (IE, n = 89) or group education (GE, n = 81), developed by dietitians. Anthropometric measurements, body composition, and fasting measures of biochemical parameters were obtained at baseline and after six months of intervention. Results: 150 patients completed the nutrition education program. The IE group significantly improved in many parameters compared to the GE group, including weight (p < 0.001), waist circumference (p < 0.001), BMI (p < 0.001), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) (p < 0.001), fasting plasma glucose (p = 0.011), oral glucose tolerance test (OGGT) (p = 0.030), and insulin resistance (homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, HOMA-IR) (p < 0.001). The groups did not differ in terms of total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations. Conclusion: Individual nutrition education is more effective than group education in terms of improving anthropometric and biochemical indices in overweight-obese hypertensive adults.

Educação alimentar e nutricional com professores de uma escola privada da zona sul de São Paulo

Objetivo: Compartilhar um método de Educação Alimentar e Nutricional. Métodos: A população foi composta por professores do ensino fundamental I de uma escola privada na zona sul de São Paulo que participaram de três ações educativas para a promoção de hábitos alimentares saudáveis. Resultados: Notou-se grande interesse dos professores em relação aos temas desenvolvidos, o que permitiu que os mesmos pudessem tirar dúvidas e ampliar conhecimentos sobre alimentação saudável. Conclusão: O método de EAN empregado neste estudo com os professores se mostrou positivo, uma vez que os encontros permitiram que o grupo pudesse discutir dúvidas e ampliar conhecimentos relacionados à alimentação saudável.

Ethnography in Nutrition and Dietetics Research: A Systematic Review

Ethnography is a qualitative research approach used to learn about people and their culture. There is a need to explore the application and use of ethnographic methodology in nutrition and dietetics research to inform future research and practice. Our aim was to examine the extent, range, nature, and contribution of ethnographic methodology in nutrition and dietetics research. Eight electronic databases were searched using a defined search strategy until November 2017. No restrictions were placed on language, date, or study design of original research. Two authors independently assessed titles and abstracts, then full-text records, against inclusion criteria. Hand-searching of reviews identified in the database search was undertaken. Quality assessment was conducted using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist. Data were described narratively. A total of 2,185 records were identified, with 92 studies from public health nutrition (n=72), clinical nutrition (n=13), and foodservice (n=7) practice areas meeting inclusion criteria. Common research areas included infant/child feeding, food choice, diabetes, nutrition in schools and food insecurity. In addition to observation, frequently reported data collection techniques were interview (n=85), focus groups (n=17), and document analysis (n=10). Ethnographic research was most often reported from North America (n=31), Europe (n=16), and Australia/Oceania (n=13). This research approach was shown to inform dietetic research and practice by illuminating sociocultural factors that influence dietary beliefs and practices, practitioner training opportunities, evaluating nutrition education methods, informing programs and interventions, identifying nutrition policy and guideline focus areas, and the need for new approaches and communication strategies. Ethnography can increase understanding of complex food and nutrition–related health issues and their contributing factors across public health nutrition, foodservice, and clinical dietetic practice. It can be used to explain health inequalities, direct policy, and inform more effective intervention design and delivery. Wider uptake of this research approach as a stand-alone or complementary study design will advance efforts to improve health and wellbeing through food and nutrition.

A Quick and Effective Approach to Nutrition Education and Health Literacy in Primary Care

The audience will obtain knowledge about quick visit and teach-back method of nutrition education.

Knowledge and Attitudes about Sports Nutrition in Collegiate Athletes

Participants will describe the gaps in knowledge and attitudes towards sports nutrition by members of the men's and women's basketball teams at universities with and without nutrition education available on-campus and which method of nutrition education (group counseling education, Twitter education, or grocery store tour) contributes to the biggest increase in nutrition knowledge and attitudes.

EFEKTIFITAS EDUKASI DENGAN MEDIA AUDIOVISUAL TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP TENTANG GIZI SEIMBANG

Background : Knowledge and balanced nutrition attitude in elementary school students is still low, one of them is influenced by the method of nutrition education wich isused lecture method and it does not use media that helps on the acceptance of information and understanding of information provided.Objectives : To find out the effectiveness of education with audiovisual media toward knowledge and attitude about balanced nutrition at 11 years old students at SDN Bugangan 03 and SDN Rejosari 01.Method : the research method using Quasi Experiment with desian pretest-posttest gruop one. The number of samples as much as 44 samples, divided into two groups, 22 sample treatment group and the control group sample 22. Statistical analysis using Independent T Test and Mann Whitney. Used to find out the significance of the influence of knowledge and attitudes about nutrition balanced before and after the treatment is done on a confidence level of 95% with the use of statistical software.Result : Score average of knowledge before treatmet is 67,8and increasebecame 80,4. The score average of attitudebefore treatment is 75.2 increase become 78.9.Conclusion : Audiovisual media is effective increase knowledge about balanced nutrition. Audiovisual media is not effective in changing attitudes about balanced nutrition.

A Comparison of Mobile and Fixed Device Access on User Engagement Associated With Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Online Nutrition Education.

BackgroundOnline health education has expanded its reach due to cost-effective implementation and demonstrated effectiveness. However, a limitation exists with the evaluation of online health education implementations and how the impact of the system is attenuated by the extent to which a user engages with it. Moreover, the current online health education research does not consider how this engagement has been affected by the transition from fixed to mobile user access over the last decade.ObjectiveThis paper focuses on comparing the impact mobile versus fixed devices have on user engagement key performance indicators (KPI) associated with the wichealth website (.org), an Internet-based parent-child feeding intervention offered to clients associated with the US Department of Agriculture’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).MethodsData were collected from 612,201 nutrition education lessons completed by 305,735 unique WIC participants in 21 states over a 1-year period. Data consisted of system-collected measures, profile items, and items from an exit survey administered at the conclusion of each lesson. User engagement was defined based on 3 KPIs associated with usage of the wichealth website: number of link views, link view time, and progression in stage of readiness to change. Independent samples t tests were used to compare KPIs between fixed only and mobile only device users and paired samples t tests were used to compare KPIs within users who completed at least one lesson each on both a fixed and mobile device. A logistic regression was performed to estimate the odds of KPI performance thresholds in the independent samples study group given access device type while controlling for confounding of user characteristics associated with these KPIs.ResultsAnalysis of 8 user characteristics (lessons completed, race, ethnicity, language, state of residence, pregnancy status, beginning stage of change, and preferred nutrition education method) were significantly (P<.001) related to various KPI differences between mobile and fixed device access. Non-mobile users were significantly (P<.001) more likely to engage based on all 3 KPIs, even after logistic regression control for the potential confounding related to the strongly associated user characteristics identified.ConclusionsThe findings of this study support the idea that online health education developers need to seriously consider access device when creating programs. Online health education developers need to take extra effort to truly understand access patterns of populations being served, and whether or not access device will influence user engagement performance indicators.

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Nutrition Education for WIC Service Clients In Manhattan, Kansas

The improvement of nutrition education and the realization of the importance of healthy dietary patterns are still needed among vulnerable groups (e.g. women and children). Therefore, healthy nutrition education is beneficial to increase low income families knowledge about healthy food choices. The objective of this study was to evaluate participant satisfaction of nutrition education methods; individual counseling, interactive notebooks, and online nutrition education; used by the Women, Infants, Children (WIC) program. A cross-sectional survey design of one hundred WIC participants from Manhattan, KS, WIC program were assigned to receive nutrition education through individual counseling (n=20), notebooks (n=40), and online education (n=40). The participants received two nutrition education sessions using a single education method. Education topics were consistent for all methods and focused on whole grains, fruits and vegetables, breastfeeding, MyPlate, and infant feeding. Questionnaires assessing participant satisfaction related to education method were administrated after education. One-way ANOVA and Tukey- Pairwise Comparisons test were performed to find which method has highest participant satisfaction. Tukey- Pairwise test shows that individual counseling had significantly higher participants satisfaction scores than online nutrition education method (P=0.0149). However, there is no significant difference between individual counseling and notebooks education method (P=0.0695), neither between online education and notebooks education method (P=0.4322). These findings indicate that participants who were assigned to use individual counseling were more likely to be satisfied than participants assigned to use online nutrition education method.