Barriers and enablers to menu planning guideline implementation in Australian childcare centres and the role of government support services

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ID15097552
AutoresAudrey Elford (0000-0002-8174-0697, Deakin University, autor de correspondencia), Alison C Spence (0000-0001-9029-1718, Deakin University), Alison Spence, Amy Wakem, Karen Campbell (0000-0002-4499-3396, Deakin University), Karen J Campbell (0000-0002-1244-3947, Deakin University), Penelope Love
Año2022
Volumen25
Número10
Páginas2661-2670
Fecha de publicación2022-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980022001343
PMID35641313
OpenAlexW4281665586
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas22

Objective: To explore government support service access, perceived barriers/enablers to menu planning and menu compliance in long day care (LDC) centres in Victoria, Australia, where the Victorian Government-funded Healthy Eating Advisory Service (HEAS) is available to provide free LDC menu planning support. Design: This is a cross-sectional study design. Data were collected from online surveys with the option of uploading 2 weeks of menus and recipes. Menu compliance was scored for quantity, quality and variety. Barriers/enablers to menu planning guideline implementation were determined using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). Independent t tests, one-way ANOVA and chi-square tests assessed relationships between characteristics, barriers/enablers and menu scores. Setting: Eighty-nine LDC centres that prepare food onsite. Participants: LDC staff responsible for menu planning ( n 89) and menus from eighteen centres. Results: Fifty-five per cent of centres had accessed HEAS. Of eighteen provided menus, only one menu was compliant with menu planning guidelines. HEAS access was associated with higher average scores in four of seven TDF domains, namely knowledge/awareness, skills/role, reinforcement/influence and optimism/intent. There were no correlations between menu score and barriers/enablers; however, menu quality scores were higher for those accessing HEAS. Conclusions: Childcare-specific government support services may be an important public health nutrition strategy and may improve menu planning guideline implementation as well as menu quality; however, this does not necessarily translate into menu compliance. Research should confirm these findings in larger studies to ascertain uptake of these services. Public health efforts should focus on exploring barriers and enablers to uptake of government support services to increase reach and acceptability

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