Critical review of behaviour change techniques applied in intervention studies to improve cooking skills and food skills among adults

Abstract

This study reviewed cooking and food skills interventions highlighting the most commonly used BCTs, and those associated with long-term positive outcomes for cooking skills and diet. This study indicates the potential for using the BCT CALO-RE taxonomy to inform the design, planning, delivery and evaluation of future interventions.

The Challenge of Behaviour Change and Health Promotion

“…The evidence about the effectiveness of behaviour change approaches is unclear, for example, about handwashing among children [3] and cooking and food skills among adults [4]. However, this has not prevented health promoters from continuing to extensively invest in this approach.…”

“…The simple logic is that some behaviour leads to ill-health, and so persuading people directly to change their behaviour must be the most efficient and effective way to reduce illness. This reasoning is attractive to decision-makers because it promises quantifiable results within a short time frame, can deal with high prevalence health problems, is relatively simple and offers savings in health care services, especially for people suffering from chronic diseases [2].The evidence about the effectiveness of behaviour change approaches is unclear, for example, about handwashing among children [3] and cooking and food skills among adults [4]. However, this has not prevented health promoters from continuing to extensively invest in this approach.…”

The Effectiveness of the Good Affordable Food Intervention for Adults with Low Socioeconomic Status and Small Incomes

“…Second, educational interventions should use evidence-based behavioural change techniques for low-SES groups specifically [45][46][47]. The literature identifies some criteria for the application of behavioural change techniques to increase understanding, engagement, and memory among low-SES groups.…”

The impact of oral rehabilitation coupled with healthy dietary advice on the nutritional status of adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Furthermore, inclusion of identifiable behavior change techniques (BCTs) has been associated with greater efficacy across a range of health behavior interventions (Michie et al 2008;Greaves et al 2011;Lara et al 2014), with hierarchically structured taxonomies of techniques (BCTs) consensually agreed for specifying intervention components (Michie et al 2013). Greater understanding of the behavioral science basis of dietary interventions used in the domain of oral rehabilitation will have considerable utility in advancing the field as has happened in other domains (Olander et al 2013;French et al 2014;Hill, Skouteris, and Fuller-Tyszkiewicz 2013;Hartmann-Boyce et al 2014;Hollywood et al 2017; Martin, Chater, and Lorencatto 2013), by helping to concentrate efforts at the most effective behavioral targets to support positive change in future interventions. The objective of this systematic review was to identify, critically review and synthesize existing intervention studies where oral rehabilitation (replacement of natural missing teeth full/partial) was coupled with a purposeful dietary intervention amongst adults, and to examine the impact upon dietary intake (as measured by questionnaires/ food diaries and/or biochemical markers of nutritional status e.g.…”