โปรแกรมโภชนศึกษาในการส่งเสริมพฤติกรรมการเลี้ยงดู ด้านโภชนาการของผู้เลี้ยงดูเด็กวัยก่อนเรียนที่มีภาวะอ้วน เขตกรุงเทพมหานคร

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of nutrition promotion program for caretakers of obese preschool children. The program applied Health Protection Motivation Theory and participatory learning. The sample included the caretakers of obese preschool children (age 3- 5 years old) from 3 schools in Bangkok. One group was randomly selected as the experimental group with 34 caretakers and the other was comparison group with 41 caretakers. The research procedure was 7 weeks with 3 weeks for intervention period and 4 weeks follow up apart from the end of intervention. Data were collected by self-administered questionnaires. Statistical analysis was performed by using repeated one-way ANOVA and independent t-test.

The result of this study indicated that, after the experiment and follow up period, the experimental group had significantly higher mean score of knowledge, perceived severity, perceived vulnerability, attitude, response efficacy, self-efficacy and selected food behavior than the comparison group (p-value < .001). Focusing on experimental group, there was significantly different across time (p-value < .001). Every studied variables had significantly higher mean scores when compared to before intervention (p-value < .01). However, at follow up period, only knowledge and perceived self-efficacy had significantly higher mean scores when compared to after intervention. This program increases perception and behavior change. Nevertheless, it should increase number of booster, and promote family involvement.

Key words: Preschool children, Obesity, Health Protection Motivation Theory, Participatory learning