RT Article
T1 Moving Forward in Their Journey: Participants' Experience of Taste & See, A Church-Based Programme to Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food
JF Religions
VO 8
IS 1
SP 1
OP 21
A1 Patel, Riya
A1 Coufopoulos, Anne
A1 Lycett, Deborah
A1 Turner, Andy
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1586127187
AB Quantitative evidence is beginning to document the successful outcomes achieved from holistic interventions that include a spiritual element as an approach to self-manage obesity in the community. However, qualitative research, which helps us understand the reasons behind their success, is scarce. Our aim was to explore participants' acceptance of and engagement with the Taste & See programme. Semi-structured interviews were carried out after participants had completed the Taste & See programme. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using deductive thematic analysis. Themes showing that ‘God and food issues had been kept separate' at the start of the programme and that participants then ‘Began to use faith as a resource' were identified. Also, while ‘Eating freely was a challenge' initially, participants later found ‘empowerment and enjoyment in freedom'. ‘Addressing more than just a weight problem' was valued highly and there were benefits and difficulties that arose from ‘Coping with other group members'. The rich level of evaluation provided through this study identifies that the participants found the programme a novel experience. The intervention was acceptable and participants engaged well with the programme content.
K1 Christian
K1 UK
K1 Acceptability
K1 Church-based
K1 Engagement
K1 Faith-based
K1 feasibility trial
K1 Intervention
K1 Obesity
K1 Qualitative
K1 Religion
K1 Spirituality
K1 weight
DO 10.3390/rel8010014