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Examining the feasibility of a brief parent intervention designed to promote positive food communication with infants

Pilot and Feasibility Studies · 5 authors, 5 centres

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Forty-six parents and six child health nurses participated.

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Forty-six parents and six child health nurses participated. The intervention consisted of a brief education session and resources facilitated by a Paediatric Dietitian. Both quantitative and qualitative data indicated the content and resources were highly acceptable to parents and child health nurses. However, the study found that the potential impact of the intervention on parenting practices was unclear from pre- and post-intervention survey results. A key limitation was the lack of a control group, preventing causal inferences about any changes. The study concludes that the intervention is acceptable in principle but requires further refinement and testing to understand its potential impact before larger trials.

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PMC10239088

Examining the feasibility of a brief parent intervention designed to promote positive food communication with infants

Pilot and Feasibility Studies

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Abstract Background Few prevention interventions exist focusing on supporting parents to use positive food communication at mealtimes, for the prevention of disordered eating. “Mealtime chatter matters (MCM)” is a brief intervention designed for parents of infants. The intervention was designed in collaboration with child health nurses (CHNs) to be embedded into usual care. The overall aim of this study was to test the feasibility of the intervention through examining the acceptability of the MCM content and resources and the potential impact of the intervention on parents. Methods This pilot study utilised a mixed methods approach and took place within a regional child health service in Queensland, Australia (October 2021 to June 2022). Participants were parents of infants attending child health education groups and CHNs. The intervention consisted of a brief education session (including accompanying resources), facilitated by a Paediatric Dietitian. The acceptability of MCM content and resources was assessed by both parents and CHNs via self-reported questionnaires and the potential impact on parents assessed via pre-/post-self-reported questionnaires. Results Forty-six parents of infants (aged < 8 months) and six CHNs who hosted the intervention and observed the program’s delivery participated in the study. MCM content and resources were highly acceptable to parents and CHNs, as both qualitative and quantitative data concurred. How the program may have potentially impacted parenting practices was unclear from the survey results and further investigation is required to better understand these. Tangible lessons and opportunities to further test this intervention were clear from current results. Conclusion Overall, MCM was acceptable to both parents and CHNs, with the content and resources both being highly valued. Parents reported the content to be informative and engaging and CHNs were keen to have such an intervention available in the future. However, further modification and testing is required of MCM. This feasibility study is an essential first step in supporting parents and CHNs to access an evidence-based intervention with the aim of preventing disordered eating. Trial registration Griffith University Human Research Ethics Committee (2021/577) and Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee (QGC/76618). Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40814-023-01328-9. Keywords: Prevention intervention, Feasibility study, Mixed methods research, Child health, Disordered eating

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Lyza Norton, Joy Parkinson, Margaret MacGuinness et al.. Examining the feasibility of a brief parent intervention designed to promote positive food communication with infants. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01328-9

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Lyza Norton, Joy Parkinson, Margaret MacGuinness, Neil Harris, Laura Hart

1Griffith University, 1 Parklands Drive, Southport, QLD 4222 Australia
2Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111 Australia
3Australian eHealth Research Centre, CSIRO, Level 7, 296 Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4029 Australia
4Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, 1 Hospital Blvd, Southport, QLD 4215 Australia
5Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Carlton, VIC 3010 Australia