Is there enough behaviour change science in nutrition and dietetics curricula in Australia and New Zealand? A descriptive study.
Aim: The application of behaviour change science is fundamental to the role of dietitians. This study aimed to describe how behaviour change science is embedded within the curricula of accredited/registered dietetics programs in Australia and New Zealand. Methods: A descriptive study triangulated qu...
| Published in: | Nutrition & Dietetics Vol. 79; no. 5; pp. 636 - 647 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=160065251&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 160065251 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14466368 QMK jtl: Nutrition & Dietetics issn: 14466368 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Nov2022 vid: 79 iid: 5 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 160065251 152753652 160065251 160065251 10.1111/1747-0080.12704 160065251 ppf: 636 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Is there enough behaviour change science in nutrition and dietetics curricula in Australia and New Zealand? A descriptive study. aug: au: Rigby, Roshan R. Williams, Lauren T. Ball, Lauren Hamilton, Kyra Mitchell, Lana affil: Nutrition and Dietetics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia sug: subj: Behavioral Changes Nutrition Education Education, Dietetics Curriculum Development Australia Curriculum Development New Zealand Behavioral Sciences Human Descriptive Research Structured Interview Thematic Analysis Content Analysis Australia New Zealand Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model Qualitative Studies Descriptive Statistics ab: Aim: The application of behaviour change science is fundamental to the role of dietitians. This study aimed to describe how behaviour change science is embedded within the curricula of accredited/registered dietetics programs in Australia and New Zealand. Methods: A descriptive study triangulated quantitative document analysis of curricula content from university websites (Part 1) with qualitative, structured interviews with dietetics academics (Part 2). Part 2 verified and advanced upon information captured in Part 1 and was analysed using thematic content analysis. Results: Twenty‐five courses from 18 university programs (15 Australia and 3 New Zealand) were synthesised. Fifteen interviews (12 Australia, 3 New Zealand) were conducted. Behaviour change science was taught and assessed at varying levels across all programs. It was taught primarily within lectures or workshops where students apply skills learnt in practical case‐based activities, and assessed through small group education planning or demonstrating communication and counselling skills. Five themes were identified from the interviews: (1) behaviour change science should be foundational; (2) integrate and scaffold within curricula; (3) structural limitations within curricula; (4) challenging for students and (5) recommendations for competencies. Conclusion: Behaviour change science is clearly of value to the dietetics profession. Core content appears to be embedded across all university programs; however, the level and depth of the content varied. The knowledge gained from this study provides direction for curricular improvements. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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