在職進修護理人員之營養知識、營養態度及飲食行為關聯性研究

Study of Nutrition Knowledge, Attitude to Deitary Behavior among in-Service Student Nurses

黃庭鍾(Tin-Chung Huang) ； 黃雯菁(Wen-Ching Huang) ； 陳素玲(Tsu-Ling Chen)

《若瑟醫護雜誌》 5卷1期 (2011/05) Pp. 6-20

https://doi.org/10.30145/STJHMNJ.201105.0002

摘要

Background: Diet-related chronic diseases are now a serious global public health problem. Correct nutrition knowledge and attitudes are an important determinant of healthy dietary behavior.
Purpose: This study aim to explore relationship between nutrition knowledge, attitude and dietary behavior.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design and three structured questionnaires addressing, respectively, nutrition knowledge, attitude and dietary behavior were applied. Content validity for the three questionnaires was .78, .709 and .831. A convenience sample of 302 in-service student nurses from eight university and college in north Taiwan was selected. Correlation between variables were analyzed using SPSS/PC Windows for frequency distribution, percentage, one-way ANOVA, t-test, post Scheffe's test and Pearson product-moment.
Results: No significant difference was found in nutrition knowledge among various demographic. There was no correlation between knowledge and attitude. A positive correlation was found each between knowledge and behavior (p＜0.01), attitude and behavior (p＜0.01).
Conclusions/Suggestions: A positive correlation was found each between knowledge and behavior, attitude and behavior. This mean that when people has correct nutrition knowledge and positive nutrition attitude will adopt health dietary behavior. This study may be a valuable reference for workplace administrative unit policy making and education carrying out, and for the development basis of workplace health diet promotion measures in the future.

關鍵字

在職進修護理人員 ； 營養知識 ； 營養態度 ； 飲食行為

並列摘要

Background: Diet-related chronic diseases are now a serious global public health problem. Correct nutrition knowledge and attitudes are an important determinant of healthy dietary behavior.
Purpose: This study aim to explore relationship between nutrition knowledge, attitude and dietary behavior.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design and three structured questionnaires addressing, respectively, nutrition knowledge, attitude and dietary behavior were applied. Content validity for the three questionnaires was .78, .709 and .831. A convenience sample of 302 in-service student nurses from eight university and college in north Taiwan was selected. Correlation between variables were analyzed using SPSS/PC Windows for frequency distribution, percentage, one-way ANOVA, t-test, post Scheffe's test and Pearson product-moment.
Results: No significant difference was found in nutrition knowledge among various demographic. There was no correlation between knowledge and attitude. A positive correlation was found each between knowledge and behavior (p＜0.01), attitude and behavior (p＜0.01).
Conclusions/Suggestions: A positive correlation was found each between knowledge and behavior, attitude and behavior. This mean that when people has correct nutrition knowledge and positive nutrition attitude will adopt health dietary behavior. This study may be a valuable reference for workplace administrative unit policy making and education carrying out, and for the development basis of workplace health diet promotion measures in the future.

並列關鍵字

in-service student nurses ； nutrition knowledge ； nutrition attitude ； dietary behavior