How and Where Parents of Infants and Young Children Want to Receive Nutrition Information
Publication: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
20 October 2016
Abstract
Purpose: To understand how and where parents of infants and young children (children ≤5 years old) prefer to receive nutrition information.
Methods: A 1-page survey was developed and pilot tested at 2 community agencies. The final survey was distributed at 18 community health centres (CHCs) in Calgary and surrounding rural areas. Any parent attending a well-child visit (child ≤5 years old) was able to participate.
Results: Five hundred and twenty-nine surveys were completed. The majority of respondents at every CHC identified online reading (79.2%) in their home (86.0%) as the preferred method and location to receive nutrition information. Almost all (99.4%) participants had internet access. Handouts (38.6%) were the second most popular way to receive nutrition information. In-person and online classes were only a preferred method by a small percentage of respondents, 10.6% and 8.1%, respectively.
Conclusions: Appropriate, evidence-based nutrition websites should be promoted to parents with young children. Health professionals should be aware that parents likely access nutrition information online, and they need to provide an opportunity for parents to discuss what they found. Future research is needed to understand which websites parents access for online nutrition information and how they discern whether it is credible.
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Objectif: Comprendre comment et où les parents des nourrissons et des jeunes enfants (enfants de 5 ans ou moins) préfèrent recevoir l’information sur la nutrition.
Méthodes: Un questionnaire d’une page a été élaboré et testé dans deux organismes communautaires. Le questionnaire final a été distribué dans 18 centres de santé communautaire (CSC) à Calgary et dans les régions rurales environnantes. Tout parent assistant à la visite de suivi d’un enfant (enfant de 5 ans ou moins) pouvait participer.
Résultats: Cinq cent vingt-neuf questionnaires ont été remplis. La plupart des répondants dans chaque CSC ont indiqué la lecture en ligne (79,2 %) à la maison (86,0 %) comme méthode et lieu privilégiés pour recevoir l’information sur la nutrition. Presque tous (99,4 %) les participants avaient accès à l’Internet. Les documents (38,6 %) étaient le deuxième moyen le plus populaire pour recevoir l’information sur la nutrition. Les cours en personne et en ligne étaient la méthode privilégiée seulement d’un petit pourcentage de répondants; 10,6 % et 8,1 % respectivement.
Conclusions: Il faut promouvoir des sites Web appropriés sur la nutrition, fondés sur des données probantes auprès des parents qui ont de jeunes enfants. Les professionnels de la santé devraient savoir que les parents sont hautement susceptibles d’accéder à l’information sur la nutrition en ligne et donner la possibilité aux parents de discuter de ce qu’ils ont trouvé. D’autres recherches sont nécessaires pour comprendre quels sites Web les parents visitent pour obtenir de l’information sur la nutrition, et de quelle façon ils déterminent si cette information est crédible
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Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Volume 77 • Number 4 • December 2016
Pages: 203 - 205
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Bria Dexter MPH, RD, Sarah Frank MPH, RD, and Louise Seguin MEd, RD. 2016. How and Where Parents of Infants and Young Children Want to Receive Nutrition Information. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research.
77(4): 203-205. https://doi.org/10.3148/cjdpr-2016-020
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