Qualitative research in nutrition and dietetics: getting started

Swift, Judy A.; Tischler, Victoria

doi:10.1111/j.1365-277x.2010.01116.x

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“…A qualitative methodology was employed to investigate participant experiences regarding barriers and facilitators which impacted upon their experience whist eating the MD during the experimental trial. This type of inquiry is important to investigate food-related behaviour, understanding 'how' and 'why' individuals act regarding food choices and consumption (11). This study used semi-structured focus groups with the expectation that rich contextual information from the participants' views and perspectives would be generated.…”

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Implementing a Mediterranean diet intervention into a RCT: Lessons learned from a non-Mediterranean based country

Middleton

Keegan

Smith

et al. 2015

J Nutr Health Aging

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IntroductionIn light of the accumulating scientific evidence, the Mediterranean diet (MD) is suggested to have a positive effect on cardiovascular health, particularly in relation to chronic disease development (1-4). Recommendations strongly encourage a Mediterranean-like dietary pattern for prevention of major chronic diseases (5, 6). In the United Kingdom, several credible organisations that provide dietary information have promoted consumption of the MD to the public, including NHS Choices (7) and Patient.co.uk (8). Little is known about the pragmatic and cultural perspectives of adopting the MD in this non-Mediterranean country and the concept of how British citizens incorporate a Mediterranean diet (MD) into daily life (e.g. food availability, cost, personal preferences and preparation) has remained unexplored. This study addresses this gap and highlights the barriers and facilitators to eating the MD, based on a small sample of British citizens who had participated in an experimental study in the north-east of England (9, 10). The previous study investigated the combined effects of the MD and an exercise intervention on lower-and upper-limb cutaneous microvascular function in a healthy middle-aged population. MethodsThis study was granted ethical approval by a University of Lincoln ethics committee. A qualitative methodology was employed to investigate participant experiences regarding barriers and facilitators which impacted upon their experience whist eating the MD during the experimental trial. This type of inquiry is important to investigate food-related behaviour, understanding 'how' and 'why' individuals act regarding food choices and consumption (11). This study used semi-structured focus groups with the expectation that rich contextual information from the participants' views and perspectives would be generated.A purposive sample (n=11) of adult participants, who had previously enrolled on an 8-week MD intervention study (9), was approached by email invitation. The invitation outlined the opportunity to discuss the experience of attempting the MD with other participants involved in the original study, in a University location at a mutually convenient time. All participants were encouraged to attend a focus group with their co-habiting partner (if relevant) to discuss their experiences at home during the trial. Each participant received a £10 shopping voucher for participation.Eight of the eleven participants from the original study (9) took part in this study. Three co-habiting partners also attended. In total, 11 participants (mean age = 54.3±4.0 years) attended three focus groups (mean time = 32±10 minutes) which were staged up to two months after the original study at a University location at a mutually convenient time.Focus group discussions were facilitated by the lead researcher and an experienced qualitative researcher and were Thematic analysis from the focus groups revealed that participants considered that the MD intervention had introduced a better quality of food, widening the food-hor...

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“…They felt that comfort food and the temptations of other more traditional British foods were preferable in days when: Volume 19, Number 10, 2015 "you get your cold, damp, horrible miserable nights, the last thing you want to do is come back home and look at a salad" [11,03].…”

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Implementing a Mediterranean diet intervention into a RCT: Lessons learned from a non-Mediterranean based country

Middleton

Keegan

Smith

et al. 2015

J Nutr Health Aging

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“…11,13 An interview schedule was developed iteratively by the research team. The interview schedule was informed by, but not excessively influenced by, the findings of a review of the literature on faculty research involvement.…”

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Factors that Influence Research Involvement among Registered Dietitians Working as University Faculty: A Qualitative Interview Study

Whelan¹,

Markless²

2012

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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“…Demographic data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to summarize the characteristics of the study participants. Thematic analysis from a relativist ontological approach (Swift & Tischler, 2010) was undertaken on the focus groups transcripts using a systematic, iterative approach (Braun & Clarke, 2006 were reviewed independently by the first author and a research assistant using inductive coding to obtain an overall understanding of the data. Codes were then compared and contrasted, and organized into key themes and agreed through consensus.…”

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Seeing Is Believing? A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring the Quality and Perceived Trustworthiness of Online Information About Chronic Conditions Aimed at Children and Young People

McPherson

Gofine

Stinson

2013

Health Communication

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The numbers of children and young people with chronic conditions are increasing. While their information needs may vary, providing health care information can have considerable benefits, including better emotional health, less distress during treatments, and greater satisfaction with medical care. The Internet is increasingly being used to communicate health-related information to children about a range of chronic conditions. However, the quality of such websites is underexplored. Thus, the objectives of this study were to evaluate the reliability and quality of online information for children about chronic conditions using a standardized evaluation tool, and to explore children's and young people's perceptions of quality and trustworthiness regarding online health information. The study consisted of two phases. In Phase 1, websites about common pediatric chronic conditions aimed at children and containing treatment or management options were identified and the quality assessment tool DISCERN was completed. Test-retest and interrater reliability were calculated. In Phase 2, two focus groups with laptop computers were conducted with children and young people with a chronic condition to explore their perceptions of trustworthiness of online health information. In Phase 1, 165 websites were identified and 100 met the criteria and were assessed. The mean DISCERN score of all sites was 48.16 out of 75 (SD = 7.97, range 28-71, min 15 to max 75). Quality scores varied widely across the sample. The internal consistency and interrater reliability scores were both lower than previously reported in studies using the DISCERN to assess information for adults. In Phase 2, two focus groups with a total of six participants aged 11-23 years revealed a relative lack of concern about the quality and trustworthiness of online health information. Older participants reported judging the source and authorship of websites, but other participants did not question the source of the information they found online. Although personal websites were perceived to be less reliable than those from well-known medical institutions, they were still valued by many of the participants. Overall, there were relatively few websites about pediatric chronic conditions aimed at children, with variable quality and reliability. However, DISCERN's use with pediatric websites across a broad spectrum of developmental stages is limited. Children and young people demonstrated a need for more guidance around assessing trustworthiness of online information. A more appropriate quality assessment tool is warranted, which could usefully be employed by health care professionals, children, and parents.

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Qualitative research in nutrition and dietetics: getting started

Cited by 140 publications

References 31 publications

Implementing a Mediterranean diet intervention into a RCT: Lessons learned from a non-Mediterranean based country

Implementing a Mediterranean diet intervention into a RCT: Lessons learned from a non-Mediterranean based country

Factors that Influence Research Involvement among Registered Dietitians Working as University Faculty: A Qualitative Interview Study

Seeing Is Believing? A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring the Quality and Perceived Trustworthiness of Online Information About Chronic Conditions Aimed at Children and Young People

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