Megan Jarman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3801369 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megan Jarman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megan |
| FAMILY NAME | Jarman |
| SIGNATURE | JARMAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southampton General Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4477-9314 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The prospective associations between parental feeding practices and fruit & vegetable consumption in young children aged 1–6 years
The Longitudinal Associations Between Parental Feeding Practices and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Young Children
Development and functional testing of FeedQuest
Development of a diet quality index to assess adherence to Canadian dietary recommendations in 3-year-old children
Objective: Little is known about the diet quality of preschool children in Canada. We adapted an established diet quality index for European preschool children to align with the Canadian context and applied the index to dietary data of 3-year-old children to assess patterns of diet quality. Design: Our diet quality index (DQI-C) consists of four components that align with Canada’s Food Guide (Vegetables and Fruit, Grain Products, Milk and Alterna…
Making every contact count
A total of 148 health and social care practitioners were trained in skills to support behaviour change: creating opportunities to discuss health behaviours, using open discovery questions, listening, reflecting and goal-setting. At three time points post-training, use of the skills was evaluated and compared with use of skills by untrained practitioners. Trained practitioners demonstrated significantly greater use of these client-centred skills t…
Influences on the diet quality of pre-school children
Objective To test the hypothesis that maternal psychological profiles relate to children’s quality of diet. Design Cross-sectional study. Mothers provided information on their health-related psychological factors and aspects of their child’s mealtime environment. Children’s diet quality was assessed using an FFQ from which weekly intakes of foods and a diet Z -score were calculated. A high score described children with a better quality diet. Clus…
How do mothers manage their preschool children's eating habits and does this change as children grow older? A longitudinal analysis
Assessing diets of 3-year-old children
Objective To evaluate the use of an administered eighty-item FFQ to assess nutrient intake and diet quality in 3-year-old children. Design Frequency of consumption and portion size of the foods listed on the FFQ during the 3 months preceding the interview were reported by the child's main caregiver; after the interview a 2 d prospective food diary (FD) was completed on behalf of the child. Nutrient intakes from the FFQ and FD were estimated using…
Healthy conversation skills
Objective (i) To assess change in confidence in having conversations that support parents with healthy eating and physical activity post-training. (ii) To assess change in staff competence in using ‘open discovery’ questions (those generally beginning with ‘how’ and ‘what’ that help individuals reflect and identify barriers and solutions) post-training. (iii) To examine the relationship between confidence and competence post-training. Design A pr…
PP65 What is the Effect of a Behaviour Change Intervention on the Diets and Physical Activity Levels of Women Attending Sure Start Children’s Centres in Southampton? Findings from a Non-Randomised Con…
Background A major component of the government response to the obesity epidemic includes action in communities to improve people’s health behaviour. This study evaluated the effects of a community-based intervention on dietary quality and physical activity of women from disadvantaged backgrounds. The intervention consisted of training Sure Start Children’s Centre (SSCC) staff in skills to support behaviour change. Methods We conducted a non-rando…
Variety and quality of healthy foods differ according to neighbourhood deprivation
Implementation of new Healthy Conversation Skills to support lifestyle changes - what helps and what hinders? Experiences of Sure Start Children’s Centre staff
Effective communication is necessary for good relationships between healthcare practitioners and clients. This study examined barriers and facilitators to implementing new communication skills. One hundred and ten Sure Start Children's Centre staff attended one of 13 follow-up workshops in Southampton, UK between May 2009 and February 2011 to reflect on the use of new skills following a training course in communication, reflection and problem-sol…
The Southampton Initiative for Health
The Southampton Initiative for Health is a training intervention with Sure Start Children's Centre staff designed to improve the diets and physical activity levels of women of childbearing age. Training aims to help staff to support women in making changes to their lifestyles by improving three skills: reflection on current practice; asking 'open discovery' questions; and goal-setting. The impact of the training on staff practice is being assesse…
Food insecurity, well-being and inequalities in diet in UK women
Objective Prevalence of household food insecurity varies between populations, but is higher among those who have low incomes, poor educational attainment and low sense of well-being. The impact of household food insecurity on an individual's quality of diet depends on their role within the household and mothers may be more adversely affected than other family members. Studies have linked food insecurity with mental health problems in women of chi…
Making every contact count
A total of 148 health and social care practitioners were trained in skills to support behaviour change: creating opportunities to discuss health behaviours, using open discovery questions, listening, reflecting and goal-setting. At three time points post-training, use of the skills was evaluated and compared with use of skills by untrained practitioners. Trained practitioners demonstrated significantly greater use of these client-centred skills t…
How do mothers manage their preschool children's eating habits and does this change as children grow older? A longitudinal analysis
The Southampton Initiative for Health
The Southampton Initiative for Health is a training intervention with Sure Start Children's Centre staff designed to improve the diets and physical activity levels of women of childbearing age. Training aims to help staff to support women in making changes to their lifestyles by improving three skills: reflection on current practice; asking 'open discovery' questions; and goal-setting. The impact of the training on staff practice is being assesse…
Variety and quality of healthy foods differ according to neighbourhood deprivation
Implementation of new Healthy Conversation Skills to support lifestyle changes - what helps and what hinders? Experiences of Sure Start Children’s Centre staff
Effective communication is necessary for good relationships between healthcare practitioners and clients. This study examined barriers and facilitators to implementing new communication skills. One hundred and ten Sure Start Children's Centre staff attended one of 13 follow-up workshops in Southampton, UK between May 2009 and February 2011 to reflect on the use of new skills following a training course in communication, reflection and problem-sol…
Food insecurity, well-being and inequalities in diet in UK women
Objective Prevalence of household food insecurity varies between populations, but is higher among those who have low incomes, poor educational attainment and low sense of well-being. The impact of household food insecurity on an individual's quality of diet depends on their role within the household and mothers may be more adversely affected than other family members. Studies have linked food insecurity with mental health problems in women of chi…
The Southampton Initiative for Health
The Southampton Initiative for Health is a training intervention with Sure Start Children's Centre staff designed to improve the diets and physical activity levels of women of childbearing age. Training aims to help staff to support women in making changes to their lifestyles by improving three skills: reflection on current practice; asking 'open discovery' questions; and goal-setting. The impact of the training on staff practice is being assesse…
Variety and quality of healthy foods differ according to neighbourhood deprivation
Implementation of new Healthy Conversation Skills to support lifestyle changes - what helps and what hinders? Experiences of Sure Start Children’s Centre staff
Effective communication is necessary for good relationships between healthcare practitioners and clients. This study examined barriers and facilitators to implementing new communication skills. One hundred and ten Sure Start Children's Centre staff attended one of 13 follow-up workshops in Southampton, UK between May 2009 and February 2011 to reflect on the use of new skills following a training course in communication, reflection and problem-sol…
PP65 What is the Effect of a Behaviour Change Intervention on the Diets and Physical Activity Levels of Women Attending Sure Start Children’s Centres in Southampton? Findings from a Non-Randomised Con…
Background A major component of the government response to the obesity epidemic includes action in communities to improve people’s health behaviour. This study evaluated the effects of a community-based intervention on dietary quality and physical activity of women from disadvantaged backgrounds. The intervention consisted of training Sure Start Children’s Centre (SSCC) staff in skills to support behaviour change. Methods We conducted a non-rando…
Assessing diets of 3-year-old children
Objective To evaluate the use of an administered eighty-item FFQ to assess nutrient intake and diet quality in 3-year-old children. Design Frequency of consumption and portion size of the foods listed on the FFQ during the 3 months preceding the interview were reported by the child's main caregiver; after the interview a 2 d prospective food diary (FD) was completed on behalf of the child. Nutrient intakes from the FFQ and FD were estimated using…
Healthy conversation skills
Objective (i) To assess change in confidence in having conversations that support parents with healthy eating and physical activity post-training. (ii) To assess change in staff competence in using ‘open discovery’ questions (those generally beginning with ‘how’ and ‘what’ that help individuals reflect and identify barriers and solutions) post-training. (iii) To examine the relationship between confidence and competence post-training. Design A pr…
Influences on the diet quality of pre-school children
Objective To test the hypothesis that maternal psychological profiles relate to children’s quality of diet. Design Cross-sectional study. Mothers provided information on their health-related psychological factors and aspects of their child’s mealtime environment. Children’s diet quality was assessed using an FFQ from which weekly intakes of foods and a diet Z -score were calculated. A high score described children with a better quality diet. Clus…
How do mothers manage their preschool children's eating habits and does this change as children grow older? A longitudinal analysis
Making every contact count
A total of 148 health and social care practitioners were trained in skills to support behaviour change: creating opportunities to discuss health behaviours, using open discovery questions, listening, reflecting and goal-setting. At three time points post-training, use of the skills was evaluated and compared with use of skills by untrained practitioners. Trained practitioners demonstrated significantly greater use of these client-centred skills t…
Development of a diet quality index to assess adherence to Canadian dietary recommendations in 3-year-old children
Objective: Little is known about the diet quality of preschool children in Canada. We adapted an established diet quality index for European preschool children to align with the Canadian context and applied the index to dietary data of 3-year-old children to assess patterns of diet quality. Design: Our diet quality index (DQI-C) consists of four components that align with Canada’s Food Guide (Vegetables and Fruit, Grain Products, Milk and Alterna…
Development and functional testing of FeedQuest
The Longitudinal Associations Between Parental Feeding Practices and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Young Children
The prospective associations between parental feeding practices and fruit & vegetable consumption in young children aged 1–6 years
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Geography (3 works)