Exploring the Facilitators and Barriers to using Food Industry-Initiated Knowledge Translation Activities among Registered Dietitians: A Qualitative Study

Research continues to suggest that there is a strong association between literacy and health. Health literacy requires writing and reading skills, as well as general health knowledge. Unfortunately, printed patient education materials are often written at higher reading levels with technical and/or dense texts that are not easily understood by people with low literacy levels.
Working with the Canadian Sugar Institute (CSI), this project aims to assess nutrition education tools that center on the topic of “sugar and health”. We will conduct a mixed-methods study that uses validated surveys to assess the acceptability of a selection of nutrition education tools. Interested registered dietitians (n=35-45) will be recruited to participate in focus group discussions where barriers and facilitators to using the tools in practice will be explored. Data analysis will determine how to modify the tools which will translate into a “resource checklist”. Results from this study will inform the creation of a series of recommendations to CSI on how to improve their resources.

Faculty Supervisor:

Tamara R Cohen

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Partner:

Canadian Sugar Institute

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

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