Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK.
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2021 Dec;53(12):1066-1071. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.08.007. Epub 2021 Oct 8.
Determine the impact of family child care home providers' nutrition knowledge, confidence, and perceived barriers on program nutrition best practices and written nutrition policies.
Cross-sectional analysis of self-reported surveys of 49 female providers in Oklahoma City analyzed with Spearman correlation, multivariate linear and logistic regression (α < 0.05).
Confidence and barriers were significantly correlated (r(47) = -0.4, P = 0.004). Independent variables explained 36% of practices (r = 0.357). Nutrition knowledge (standard β = 0.442, P = 0.001) and confidence (standard β = 0.358, P = 0.008) were significantly associated with practices; barriers were not. No significant association between independent variables and written policies resulted.
Provider nutrition knowledge and confidence appear to be suitable targets to improve nutrition practices. Further research can evaluate possible influences on the presence and quality of family child care home written nutrition policies and specific nutrition policy topics associated with healthier nutrition practices.
确定家庭儿童保育院提供者的营养知识、信心和感知障碍对计划营养最佳实践和书面营养政策的影响。
对俄克拉荷马城 49 名女性提供者的自我报告调查进行横断面分析,采用 Spearman 相关分析、多元线性和逻辑回归(α<0.05)。
信心和障碍呈显著相关(r(47)=-0.4,P=0.004)。自变量解释了 36%的实践(r=0.357)。营养知识(标准β=0.442,P=0.001)和信心(标准β=0.358,P=0.008)与实践显著相关;障碍则不然。自变量与书面政策之间没有显著关联。
提供者的营养知识和信心似乎是改善营养实践的合适目标。进一步的研究可以评估家庭儿童保育院书面营养政策的存在和质量以及与更健康营养实践相关的特定营养政策主题的可能影响。