In:
Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 18, No. 4 ( 2023-11), p. 612-619
Abstract:
A healthy diet during pregnancy and early childhood is crucial for a family’s long-term health and well-being. It is undisputed that communication plays an essential role in whether nutrition-related prevention programs are successful or not. These interventions are also rarely based on communication science or theoretically grounded in evidence-based communication theories. Objectives The aim of this project was to examine the international state of research regarding communication-based nutrition-related interventions for expectant and young families from a communication science perspective. The aim was to determine which communication strategies were successful in the context of strategic nutrition communication for promoting a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy and early childhood, and which were not. Materials and methods Two reviews of the international state of research on communicative interventions in the context of nutrition during pregnancy and early childhood were conducted: First, a scoping review of 187 existing reviews and meta-analyses, and second a systematic review of 65 intervention studies with a high or at least medium level of evidence (i.e., randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies, cross-sectional studies). Results No single review or meta-analysis was found in which several communicative approaches (e.g., framing techniques, narrative approaches, social or moral appeals, types of presented evidence) were discussed in detail. Nonetheless, the scoping review revealed many indicators for success factors and barriers of nutrition-related communicative interventions. The systematic review of original studies illustrated, among others, the important role of interpersonal communication channels (e.g., doctors, nurses, midwives), either individually or in addition to mass media and social media approaches or digital interventions (e.g., smartphone apps). Conclusions So far, the many existing communicative approaches towards nutrition communication have been largely neglected in the literature and have not been discussed in sufficient detail. Moreover, communicative approaches used for nutrition-related interventions during pregnancy and early childhood are poorly documented in published studies. More comprehensive knowledge of evidence-based communication strategies is deemed necessary from both a practical and scientific point of view in order to better motivate pregnant women and young families to rethink and adjust their nutrition habits.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1861-6755
,
1861-6763
DOI:
10.1007/s11553-022-01007-2
Language:
German
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2211781-7
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