HEROs: Design of a Mixed-Methods Formative Research Phase for an Ecocultural Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating and Activity Behaviors in Rural Families With Preschoolers
HEROs: Design of a Mixed-Methods Formative Research Phase for an Ecocultural Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating and Activity Behaviors in Rural Families With Preschoolers
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jneb.2018.02.012
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发表时间：
2018-07-01
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2.6
通讯作者：
Johnson, Susan L.
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作者：
Bellows, Laura L.;McCloskey, Morgan;Johnson, Susan L.
目的：描述健康环境研究（HEROs）发展的混合方法形成研究阶段，HEROs是一种基于技术的交互式家庭干预，旨在促进幼儿在家庭环境中的健康饮食和活动行为。设计：以生态文化理论为框架的混合方法迭代方法，将指导定量和定性形成性研究评估的发展。环境：科罗拉多州东部乡村。参与者：低收入家庭（n = 200），学龄前儿童在6个学前教育中心注册。主要结果测量：定量和定性方法将获得4个关键主题领域的见解：(1)食物行为和环境（远程食物摄影方法，家长焦点小组和调查），(2)体育活动行为和环境（家长访谈和调查），(3)移动设备使用（家长调查和访谈），以及(4)日常生活（生态文化家庭访谈和教师/员工小组讨论）。分析：结果将被综合解释，以便对参与者的行为、信仰、态度和价值观有一个全面的了解，这些行为、信仰、态度和价值观与四个主题领域有关。总的来说，结果将提供学龄前儿童日常生活的全面图景，并为干预设计和策略提供信息，以增强学龄前儿童在家庭环境中的饮食和活动行为。
Objective: To describe the mixed-methods formative research phase in the development of the Healthy Environments Study (HEROs), a technology-based, interactive family intervention to promote healthy eating and activity behaviors for young children in the home environment.Design: A mixed-method iterative approach, using ecocultural theory as a framework, will guide the development of both quantitative and qualitative formative research assessments.Setting: Rural eastern Colorado.Participants: Low-income families (n = 200) with preschool-aged children enrolled at 6 Head Start/preschool centers.Main Outcome Measures: Quantitative and qualitative methodologies will garner insights into 4 key topic areas: (1) food behaviors and environments (Remote Food Photography Method, parent focus group, and survey), (2) physical activity behaviors and environments (parent interview and survey), (3) mobile device use (parent survey and interview), and (4) daily life (ecocultural family interview and teacher/staff group discussions).Analysis: Results will be interpreted in combination to allow for a holistic understanding of participant behaviors, beliefs, attitudes and values related to each of the 4 topic areas. Collectively, outcomes will provide a comprehensive picture of preschoolers' daily life and inform intervention design and strategies to enhance preschoolers' eating and activity behaviors in the home environment.