Identifying barriers and facilitators to increase fibre intakes in UK primary school children and exploring the acceptability of intervention components: a UK qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Within the UK, dietary fibre intakes are well below recommended intakes and associated with increased risk of obesity. This study aimed to explore the views of parents and children on barriers and facilitators to increasing fibre intakes and improving diets, alongside investigating the appropriateness of intervention components to overcome modifiable barriers.

Design

Qualitative study including semi-structured interviews and focus groups informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) and the Capability-Opportunity-Motivation-Behaviour (COM-B) model.

Participants

Year 5 children (aged 9-10-years) and parents, recruited through London primary schools.

Results

A total of twenty-four participants (eleven parents and thirteen children) took part. Five

SUBMITTER: Donin AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897578 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature