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Using Focus Groups to Develop a Nutrition Education Video for High School Students
Author(s) -
James Delores C.S.,
Rienzo Barbara A.,
Frazeey Carol
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1997.tb07180.x
Subject(s) - focus group , nutrition education , ethnic group , psychology , medical education , ninth , video game , gerontology , pedagogy , medicine , multimedia , sociology , computer science , physics , anthropology , acoustics
Focus group interviews were used to develop a nutrition education video and a teacher's guide for use in Florida high schools. Authors conducted a pilot and four focus group interviews with ninth grade students in five geographically distinct regions of Florida. Most students agreed that a video with scenarios or success stories would work well. Teens expressed interest in 10 topics: eating disorders; consequences of unhealthy eating; preparing quick, healthy meals; what constitutes a balanced diet; nutrition and fitness; weight control: food and the environment; the food guide pyramid; nutrition facts and fallacies: and food labels. Students suggesied no more than three or four topics should be covered in the video, and the video cast should consist mainly of teen‐agers with different body sizes. who were average, attractive, and from different ethnic backgrounds. Music was recommended only for transitions between scenes, as background, or during ihe crediis.