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Susan Veldheer1, Christina Scartozzi2, Benjamin Watt2
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA; Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
|May 24, 2025
Summary
This study identified key components for digital cooking interventions, including education, modeling, and social support, tailored to user preferences. Findings suggest tailoring content by cooking skill level for effective digital health programs.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Science
- Digital Health Interventions
- Nutrition Education
Background:
- Developing effective digital health interventions requires understanding user preferences.
- The Behavior Change Wheel provides a framework for designing behavior change interventions.
- Cooking skills and confidence significantly impact dietary habits.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify participant preferences for digitally delivered cooking interventions.
- To apply the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) framework to intervention design.
- To explore differences in preferences based on cooking confidence levels.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional survey with open-ended questions administered via Amazon Mechanical Turk.
- Inclusion of 465 US residents, categorized by low or high cooking confidence.
- Analysis using qualitative content analysis and quantitative t tests/chi-square tests.
Main Results:
- Identified key intervention components: education (e.g., knife skills), modeling, social restructuring, enablement (e.g., recipes), and incentivization.
- Participant preferences varied based on their cooking confidence level.
- The BCW framework guided the identification of intervention components.
Conclusions:
- Evidence-based components for designing digital cooking interventions were identified.
- Future research should explore tailoring content by skill level and assess digital access.
- Aligning interventions with psychosocial theories is crucial for effectiveness.
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