Jerica M Berge1, Maureen Beebe2, Mireya Carmen-Martinez Smith3, Allan Tate4, Amanda Trofholz5, Katie Loth5. 1. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN. Electronic address: jberge@umn.edu. 2. Department of Nutrition, Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. 3. College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 4. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, Minneapolis, MN. 5. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe meal characteristics across breakfast, lunch, and dinner family meals in racially/ethnically diverse and immigrant/refugee households via ecological momentary assessment; identify real-time meal characteristics associated with family meal frequency; and identify qualitative themes regarding parents' perspectives about meal characteristics and meal types that influence family meal frequency. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: In-home visits. PARTICIPANTS: Children aged 5-7 years (n = 150) and their families from diverse and low-income households. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Mixed methods. ANALYSIS: Multiple linear regression and hybrid deductive and inductive content analysis. RESULTS: Quantitative results indicated several similar meal characteristics occurring across weekdays and weekend days and by meal type (eg, parent prepared the meal, food mostly homemade, meal eaten at table) and some significant negative associations (P < .05) between meal characteristics and family meal frequency (eg, fast food for family meals). Eight main qualitative themes with several subthemes supported and expanded the quantitative findings and added depth to interpretation of the findings. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Results identified specific meal characteristics both quantitatively and qualitatively that may inform the development of interventions to increase the frequency of family meals so that more families can benefit from the protective nature of family meals.
OBJECTIVE: To describe meal characteristics across breakfast, lunch, and dinner family meals in racially/ethnically diverse and immigrant/refugee households via ecological momentary assessment; identify real-time meal characteristics associated with family meal frequency; and identify qualitative themes regarding parents' perspectives about meal characteristics and meal types that influence family meal frequency. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: In-home visits. PARTICIPANTS: Children aged 5-7 years (n = 150) and their families from diverse and low-income households. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Mixed methods. ANALYSIS: Multiple linear regression and hybrid deductive and inductive content analysis. RESULTS: Quantitative results indicated several similar meal characteristics occurring across weekdays and weekend days and by meal type (eg, parent prepared the meal, food mostly homemade, meal eaten at table) and some significant negative associations (P < .05) between meal characteristics and family meal frequency (eg, fast food for family meals). Eight main qualitative themes with several subthemes supported and expanded the quantitative findings and added depth to interpretation of the findings. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Results identified specific meal characteristics both quantitatively and qualitatively that may inform the development of interventions to increase the frequency of family meals so that more families can benefit from the protective nature of family meals.
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