Exploring healthcare professionals’ views of the acceptability of delivering interventions to promote healthy infant feeding practices within primary care

A qualitative interview study

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ID15095080
AutoresElaine Toomey (0000-0001-5941-0838, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, autor correspondente), Caragh Flannery (0000-0002-6089-9906, University College Cork), Karen Matvienko‐Sikar (0000-0003-2777-6581, University College Cork), Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Ellinor K Olander (0000-0001-7792-9895, City, University of London), Catherine Hayes (0000-0002-1576-4623, Trinity College Dublin), Tony Heffernan (Mallow General Hospital), Marita Hennessy (0000-0001-7742-8118, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway), Sheena Mchugh (0000-0002-6595-0491, University College Cork), Michelle Queally (0000-0002-1259-7874, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway), Patricia M Kearney (0000-0001-9599-3540, University College Cork), Molly Byrne (0000-0001-8900-4320, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway), Caroline Heary (0000-0001-8732-0856, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway)
Ano2021
Volume24
Fascículo10
Páginas2889-2899
Data de publicação2021-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980020004954
PMID33317663
OpenAlexW3111497485
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas46

Objective: Early-life nutrition plays a key role in establishing healthy lifestyles and preventing chronic disease. This study aimed to (1) explore healthcare professionals’ (HCP) opinions on the acceptability of and factors influencing the delivery of interventions to promote healthy infant feeding behaviours within primary care and (2) identify proposed barriers/enablers to delivering such interventions during vaccination visits, to inform the development of a childhood obesity prevention intervention. Design: A qualitative study design was employed using semi-structured telephone interviews. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis; findings were also mapped to the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA). Setting: Primary care in Ireland Participants: Twenty-one primary care-based HCP: five practice nurses, seven general practitioners, three public health nurses, three community dietitians and three community medical officers. Results: The acceptability of delivering interventions to promote healthy infant feeding within primary care is influenced by the availability of resources, HCP’s roles and priorities, and factors relating to communication and relationships between HCP and parents. Proposed barriers and enablers to delivering interventions within vaccination visits include time constraints v . opportunistic access, existing relationships and trust between parents and practice nurses, and potential communication issues. Barriers/enablers mapped to TFA constructs of Affective Attitude, Perceived Effectiveness and Self-Efficacy. Conclusions: This study provides a valuable insight into HCP perspectives of delivering prevention-focused infant feeding interventions within primary care settings. While promising, factors such as coordination and clarity of HCP roles and resource allocation need to be addressed to ensure acceptability of interventions to HCP involved in delivery

CLARITY · Family medicine · Health care · Intervention (counseling · Primary care · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet