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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dc.check.date2021-12-15
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dc.contributor.authorToomey, Elaine
dc.contributor.authorFlannery, Caragh
dc.contributor.authorMatvienko-Sikar, Karen
dc.contributor.authorOlander, Ellinor K.
dc.contributor.authorHayes, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorHeffernan, Tony
dc.contributor.authorHennessy, Marita
dc.contributor.authorMcHugh, Sheena M.
dc.contributor.authorQueally, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorKearney, Patricia M.
dc.contributor.authorByrne, Molly
dc.contributor.authorHeary, Caroline
dc.contributor.funderHealth Research Boarden
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-23T15:08:41Z
dc.date.available2021-11-23T15:08:41Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-15
dc.date.updated2021-11-23T14:57:58Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHealth Research Board (HRB-ICE-2015-1026)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationToomey, E., Flannery, C., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Olander, E. K., Hayes, C., Heffernan, T., Hennessy, M., McHugh, S., Queally, M., Kearney, P. M., Byrne, M. and Heary, C. (2020) 'Exploring healthcare professionals' views of the acceptability of delivering interventions to promote healthy infant feeding practices within primary care: a qualitative interview study', Public Health Nutrition, 24(10), pp. 2889-2899. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020004954en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1368980020004954en
dc.identifier.eissn1475-2727
dc.identifier.endpage2899en
dc.identifier.issn1368-9800
dc.identifier.issued10en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePublic Health Nutritionen
dc.identifier.startpage2889en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12251
dc.identifier.volume24en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Societyen
dc.rights© 2020, the Authors. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society. This material is free to view and download for personal use only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works.en
dc.subjectInfant feedingen
dc.subjectEarly-life nutritionen
dc.subjectChildhood obesityen
dc.subjectPrimary careen
dc.subjectPreventionen
dc.subjectInterventionen
dc.titleExploring healthcare professionals' views of the acceptability of delivering interventions to promote healthy infant feeding practices within primary care: a qualitative interview studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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