Responsive Feeding Environments in Childcare Settings: A Scoping Review of the Factors Influencing Implementation and Sustainability
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Identifying the Review Question
2.2. Identifying Relevant Studies
2.3. Data Abstraction and Synthesis
3. Results
3.1. Theme 1: Existence of Nutrition Policies, Standards or Guidelines
3.2. Theme 2: Education and Training Associated with the Intervention
3.3. Theme 3: Provider Beliefs and Confidence in Responsive Feeding
3.4. Theme 4: Partnership Development and Stakeholder Engagement
3.5. Theme 5: Availability of Resources
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Implications for Research and Practice
7. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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Peer-reviewed, English language, primary studies Implementation and sustainability of intervention to support responsive food environments (specific set of activities designed to put into practice an activity or program for responsive feeding) Intervention occurs in childcare centre Upper-middle- and high-income countries Published in the last 12 years (Jan 2009–February 2021) 0–6 years English language | Not peer-reviewed primary study (including protocol and review studies), not English language Not an implementation study Intervention does not focus on responsive feeding practices No process or implementation factors—only about impact on children Intervention is focused on a specific population, which is not generalizable (e.g., children with a specific disability) Intervention is focused on the home environment or other setting outside childcare centre Low-income, lower-middle-income countries Published before 2009 Prenatal period, >6 years old |
Intervention Functions | Definition | Number of Studies Identified Yes (Uncertain) |
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Education | Increasing knowledge and understanding by informing, explaining, showing and providing feedback through facts. | 39 (0) |
Training | Opportunities to acquire new skills—physical, cognitive, emotional and social skills—by repeated practice and feedback. | 38 (0) |
Enablement | Providing support to improve ability to change in a variety of ways not covered by other intervention types. | 36 (0) |
Incentivisation | Changing the attractiveness of a behavior by creating an expectation of reward or avoidance of undesired outcome, which could be financial, material or social. | 27 (1) |
Environmental Restructuring | Constraining or promoting behavior by shaping the physical environment (e.g., layout, infrastructure, barriers or equipment) or social environment (e.g., interactions, communication and social support structures). | 38 (0) |
Persuasion | Using words and images to change the way people feel by making the behavior more attractive (e.g., inducing joy, fun and amusement) or less attractive (e.g., inducing fear, shame or embarrassment). | 30 (1) |
Modelling | Examples for people to aspire to or copy, as a way of learning and feeling motivated to engage in behaviors. | 2 (32) |
Coercion | Changing the attractiveness of a behavior by creating expectation of undesired outcome or denial of desired outcomes, e.g., pricing, fines or sanctions. | 0 (0) |
Restrictions | Using rules to reduce opportunities to engage in a behavior (e.g., bans). | 19 (0) |
Policy Categories | Definition | Number of Studies Identified Yes (Uncertain) |
Regulations | Establishing rules or principles of behavior or practice. | 30 (0) |
Service Provision | Delivering a service;:provision of services, materials and/or social resources and aids. | 38 (0) |
Guidelines | Creating documents that recommend or mandate practice. This includes all changes to service provision. Documents that make evidence-based recommendations for practice. | 39 (0) |
Environmental/social planning | Designing and/or controlling the physical or social environment. Architecture, urban and rural planning, object and location design, social care, employment, equality, benefits, security and education. | 38 (0) |
Communication/marketing | Using print, electronic, telephonic or broadcast media. Mass or digital media campaigns and correspondence. | 21 (2) |
Fiscal Measures | Using the tax system to reduce or increase the financial cost. | 0 (0) |
Legislation | Establishing rules or principles of behavior or practice. | 0 (0) |
Identified Theme | Description | Subthemes | Potential Alignment with Behavior Change Wheel |
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Existence of Nutrition Policies, Standards or Guidelines | Impact of previous or ongoing initiatives on responsive feeding practices. | Existing guidelines positively affected practices and misalignment with existing guidelines. | Focuses on policy-level guidelines IF: restrictions and environmental restructuring |
Education and Training Associated with the Intervention | Sharing of nutrition information with childcare providers, with the intention of increasing knowledge and behaviors related to responsive feeding. | Time and place of training delivery, qualifications of individuals delivering training, target population of training and ongoing education and training. | Focuses on educator capability IF: education, training and enablement |
Providers’ Beliefs and Confidence in Responsive Feeding | How childcare provider perceptions of responsive feeding practices affected their willingness or ability to implement these practices. | Providers’ beliefs and provider confidence | Focuses on educator motivation IF: persuasion |
Partnership Development and Stakeholder Engagement | Individuals who were involved in some capacity of the intervention. | Institutional and community stakeholdersand involvement of families. | Focuses on educatoropportunity IF: enablement |
Availability of Resources | Importance of having tangible materials as well as monetary support to facilitate implementation or sustainability. | Financial resources, tangible resources and materials and sufficient time. | Focuses on educator opportunity IF: enablement and environmental restructuring |
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McIsaac, J.-L.D.; MacQuarrie, M.; Barich, R.; Morris, S.; Turner, J.C.; Rossiter, M.D. Responsive Feeding Environments in Childcare Settings: A Scoping Review of the Factors Influencing Implementation and Sustainability. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 11870. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph191911870
McIsaac J-LD, MacQuarrie M, Barich R, Morris S, Turner JC, Rossiter MD. Responsive Feeding Environments in Childcare Settings: A Scoping Review of the Factors Influencing Implementation and Sustainability. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):11870. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph191911870
Chicago/Turabian StyleMcIsaac, Jessie-Lee D., Madison MacQuarrie, Rachel Barich, Sarah Morris, Joan C. Turner, and Melissa D. Rossiter. 2022. "Responsive Feeding Environments in Childcare Settings: A Scoping Review of the Factors Influencing Implementation and Sustainability" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 11870. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph191911870