Background
Methods/Design
Study Aim
Study Design
Overview of study design
Research Setting
Participants and Research Eligibility
Preschools
Parents
Recruitment and Allocation
Preschools
Parents
1. Recruitment oversight
2. Promotion of the research prior to requests for participation
3. Dissemination of recruitment materials via methods to maximise parent engagement
4. Parent reminders
Random allocation of preschools
Intervention Group
Key Theme | Content | Behaviour Change Technique | Application of Behaviour Change Technique |
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WEEK 1
Availability and Accessibility | Dietary recommendations and serving sizes | ||
Children's food diary | Prompt self-monitoring of behaviour | Parents are asked to monitor their children's intake of fruit, and vegetables over 3 days. | |
Ways to provide fruit and vegetables throughout the day | |||
Setting goals | Prompt specific goal-setting | Parents are encouraged to set a program goal. | |
WEEK 2
Availability and Accessibility, Supportive Family Eating Routines | Changing the family routine | Prompt intention formation | Parents decide which activities they will attempt in the coming week. |
Availability and accessibility of foods in the home | Provide general encouragement | Interviewers provide positive feedback about any helpful practices occurring in the home. | |
Mealtime practices | Teach to use prompts or cues | Parents learn the HELPS acronym, i.e. try to eat when Hungry, not attempting anything else at the same time (focus on Eating), at an appropriate Location to eat, from a Plate, and while Sitting. | |
Meal planning | |||
Review of goals | Prompt review of behavioural goals | Parents review the goals they set during the previous calls and evaluate their progress. | |
WEEK 3
Parental role-modelling, Supportive Family Eating Routines | The Ps and Cs division of feeding responsibility | Teach to use prompts or cues | Parents learn the Ps and Cs: Parents are encouraged to Plan, Prepare and Provide. Children are encouraged to Choose (whether, what and how much to eat) [49]. |
Mealtime strategies to encourage vegetable consumption | Prompt intention formation | Parents decide which activities they will attempt in the coming week. | |
Provide general encouragement | Interviewers provide positive feedback about any helpful practices occurring in the home. | ||
Role-modelling of fruit and vegetable consumption | Prompt identification as a role model | Parents are provided information about their importance in role-modelling fruit and vegetable consumption. Their consumption is compared with national nutrition recommendations. Tailored feedback is provided. | |
WEEK 4
Availability and Accessibility Parental role-modelling, Supportive Family Eating Routines | Review of weeks 1-3 | Provide general encouragement | Interviewers provide positive feedback about any helpful practices occurring in the home |
Planning for the future and dealing with difficult situations | Prompt barrier identification | Parents are encouraged to identify barriers that will prevent them implementing what they have learnt and to generate solutions. | |
Review of goals | Prompt review of behavioural goals | Parents review their program goal, evaluate their progress and identify how they can maintain the change |