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2. Giving Students an eDGE: Focusing on ePortfolios for Graduate Employability
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Mitchell, Lana J., Campbell, Chris, Rigby, Roshan, and Williams, Lauren T.
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Universities are placing increased attention on providing students with ePortfolios and online teaching platforms to enhance learning and employability. This paper reports on a study which aimed to investigate the views of dietetics students on the usefulness of PebblePad as a learning platform and ePortfolio tool for evidencing graduate competency and enhancing employability. This research was conducted within a multi-component design-based research framework. PebblePad was introduced to the Griffith University Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics four-year degree in 2016 as part of the eDGE project (ePortfolios for Dietetics Graduate Employability). Students enrolled in 1st and 3rd year courses utilising PebblePad in 2016 and 2017 were invited to complete an online survey at the conclusion of each course. Surveys were completed by 116 students (2016 n=50; 2017 n=66). Students perceived that PebblePad could impact on their employability through demonstrating their learning as well as assisting their understanding and competency development as a professional. This was more evident in 3rd year students than 1st year. The aspects of PebblePad perceived as most beneficial for employability were the ability to: 1) collate experiences and assessment; 2) evidence dietetics competencies via 'tagging'; and 3) facilitate reflection. The least beneficial aspects were: 1) usability and navigation of PebblePad; 2) lack of clarity around using PebblePad to evidence employability; and 3) belief that required reflections were excessive. ePortfolios and learning platforms such as PebblePad are perceived by students to be useful for evidencing employability. Potential improvements in assessment design could further enhance their use.
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- 2021
3. Analyzing Dietary Behaviors Self-reported by People With Diabetes Using a Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy
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Rigby, Roshan R., Mitchell, Lana J., Hamilton, Kyra, Ball, Lauren, and Williams, Lauren T.
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- 2022
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4. Building a resilient future workforce: Analysis of initiatives in Australian and New Zealand dietetics curricula.
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Richards, Kate T., Williams, Lauren T., and Rigby, Roshan R.
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CURRICULUM ,PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience ,QUALITATIVE research ,INTERVIEWING ,HEALTH occupations students ,DIETETICS education ,THEMATIC analysis ,RESEARCH methodology ,DIETITIANS ,DATA analysis software ,LABOR supply - Abstract
Aim: Dietitians work in high‐pressure environments and student dietitians attend placement in these settings. Resilience is a personal quality that can buffer against the stressors of professional placement; however, little is known about how dietetics students learn resilience. This study aimed to describe how resilience is embedded within Australian and New Zealand dietetics curricula. Methods: This three‐phased qualitative study examined 18 credentialed dietetics education programs in Australia (n = 16) and New Zealand (n = 2). In Phase 1 (document analysis), publicly available curricular documents were screened for key resilience terms. In Phase 2, academics were invited to participate in a semi‐structured interview on Microsoft Teams to verify and advance upon documentary evidence. Extracted data were combined and evaluated according to Bloom's Taxonomy in Phase 3. Results: Fifty‐six courses were found to have documented mentions of resilience factors from dietetics programs in Australia and New Zealand. Academics from 14 universities (12 Australia and 2 New Zealand) were interviewed. Three themes were identified from Phase 3: Resilience is valuable content within a dietetics degree, Resilience can be taught indirectly throughout programs and Resilience education is not static. Resilience education was mostly taught by academic dietitians in courses prior to placement and assessed by students completing self‐reflection while on placement. The documentation of resilience within learning objectives and graduate attributes varied between universities. Conclusion: While all dietetics programs included some resilience curricula, academics acknowledged that resilience content and their own knowledge base could be strengthened. The findings provide direction for program improvements and further research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. The Use of Behavior Change Theories in Dietetics Practice in Primary Health Care: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
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Rigby, Roshan R., Mitchell, Lana J., Hamilton, Kyra, and Williams, Lauren T.
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- 2020
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6. Family and community factors shaping the eating behaviour of preschool-aged children in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review of interventions
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Sirasa, Fathima, Mitchell, Lana J., Rigby, Roshan, and Harris, Neil
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- 2019
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7. Understanding dietary behaviour change after a diagnosis of diabetes: A qualitative investigation of adults with type 2 diabetes
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Rigby, Roshan R., primary, Williams, Lauren T., additional, Mitchell, Lana J., additional, Ball, Lauren, additional, and Hamilton, Kyra, additional
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- 2022
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8. Examining dietitians' knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding working with older adults in residential aged care facilities and home care services: An integrative review
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Bartrim, Karly, primary, Moyle, Wendy, additional, Rigby, Roshan, additional, and Ball, Lauren, additional
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- 2022
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9. Examining dietitians' knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding working with older adults in residential aged care facilities and home care services: An integrative review.
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Bartrim, Karly, Moyle, Wendy, Rigby, Roshan, and Ball, Lauren
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META-synthesis ,ONLINE information services ,CINAHL database ,PROFESSIONS ,DIETITIANS' attitudes ,HOME care services ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,PROFESSIONAL competence ,RESIDENTIAL care ,QUALITY assurance ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH funding ,MEDLINE ,THEMATIC analysis ,ELDER care - Abstract
Background: The Australian 2021 Royal Commission identified that the dietetic workforce needs to grow in size and capacity to support nutrition care in older adults. However, little is known about dietitians' knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSA) regarding working with older adults in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) or their homes. This review describes dietitians' KSA regarding older adults in RACFs and home care services. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in August 2021 to identify studies examining any aspect of dietitians or student dietitians' KSA working in RACFs and home care services. No restrictions were applied to methodological design, language, location or publication year. Studies were assessed for quality using the Johanna Briggs Institute Quality Appraisal Tools. Study findings were analysed thematically using meta‐synthesis. Results: All 17 studies that met the inclusion criteria explored dietitians' attitudes towards their role, three studies examined perceived knowledge, although no studies objectively explored dietitians' skill levels. Five themes were developed inductively: (1) recognising their contribution as dietitians; (2) lacking clarity about the boundaries of their role; (3) all team members have a role to play in nutrition care; (4) assumptions and biases about working with older people; and (5) needing to build capacity in the workforce. Discussion: Dietitians have mixed attitudes about working in RACFs and home care services. Future directions include evaluating dietitians' role in RACFs, reviewing education and training and practical opportunities for student dietitians, and assessing the impact of more dietitian support on an older person's dietary intake and nutrition. Key points: Dietitians have mixed attitudes about working in residential aged care facilities and home care services.There is an opportunity to further explore dietitians' knowledge and skills about working with older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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10. Understanding the Application of Behaviour Change Science to Dietetics Practice
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Rigby, Roshan R
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behaviour change science ,Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Model ,Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) ,dietetics profession ,Evidence Synthesis ,sense organs ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,Evidence Based Healthcare ,dietetics education program - Abstract
Background: Chronic diseases are a global issue with high human and economic costs and consequences. Chronic disease treatment requires people to change their health related behaviours with support from health care professionals. Behaviour change science is a component of health psychology and behavioural science that can help explain and predict behaviours to guide and inform intervention design. Dietitians in primary care are well-positioned to support adults with chronic disease to change their diet through nutrition education and counselling that incorporates behaviour change science. The way in which this knowledge is applied within dietary interventions, how it can be addressed in practice and whether behaviour change science is adequately taught within dietetics education programs in Australia is unclear, warranting further investigation. The overall aim of this doctoral research program was to explore the application of behaviour change science in the dietetics profession. This exploration was achieved through the following three aims: i) to investigate how behaviour change science is used in dietetics interventions and determine its effectiveness; ii) to explore how behaviour change science can be applied on an individual level for chronic disease management; iii) to investigate and explore how behaviour change science has been taught within dietetics education programs. These three aims were addressed throughout four phases of research which aligned with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Model of Evidence Based Healthcare. The JBI Model contextualises five ���inner segments��� that conceptualises evidence based health care and includes Global Health, Evidence Generation, Evidence Synthesis, Evidence Transfer, and Evidence Implementation. The methodological approach for the body of research drew on both qualitative and quantitative approaches, guided by a pragmatic paradigm with relational epistemology using sequential explanatory mixed methods. This thesis is presented in eight chapters which include a mixture of research chapters and publication papers. This thesis introduces the background and significance of the problem (Chapter 1), reviews the relevant literature (Chapter 2), describes each phase of research with their submitted or published manuscripts (Chapter 4-7), and summarises the body of research and provides recommendations for future work (Chapter 8). Phase One, Study 1, a systematic review, was conducted to explore theory-based dietary interventions delivered by dietitians in primary care settings. This systematic review aligned with the Evidence Synthesis segment of the JBI Model. Thirty papers representing 19 randomised controlled trials and 5172 adults were synthesised. Thirteen studies showed significant intervention effects for the study���s primary outcome, which related to a range of health conditions. Of those studies, 11 were underpinned by the social cognitive theory, a well-known behaviour change theory commonly used in group education settings. There was fair grade evidence to support behaviour change theory, particularly social cognitive theory, to underpin the design of interventions delivered in the primary care setting. The behaviour change techniques explicitly reported by the studies were analysed, with a range of types and numbers used. These findings demonstrated that the reporting of behaviour change techniques could be enhanced for intervention replicability. Furthermore, only a few theories were used to underpin dietitian-delivered dietary interventions within primary care settings. The findings presented an opportunity to explore how other behaviour change theories could be used to understand dietary change on an individual level in the primary care setting outside of clinical intervention settings. Phase Two, Study 2, a qualitative study of adults with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), was conducted to explore the psychological processes of dietary behaviour change after a chronic disease diagnosis. This study aligned with the Evidence Generation segment of the JBI Model. Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with adults in Australia who had consulted with a dietitian following a diagnosis of T2D. The integrated behaviour change model guided a deep exploration of the psychological processes involved in dietary behaviour change. The participants expressed a range of motivational, volitional and implicit processes that influenced their decisions to change their dietary behaviours. Motivations stemmed from the desire to improve their health, using support systems to help with life changes resulting from their diagnosis, feeling an ability and responsibility to make changes, and use their diagnosis as motivation to change. Participants expressed the importance of recognising habitual eating behaviours and unlearning them. These findings illustrate how the integrated behaviour change model can deepen our understanding of dietary behaviour change, particularly within the crucial period after a diabetes diagnosis, and can form the basis of future interventions targeting dietary behaviour change.Phase Two, Study 3, a qualitative study, further analysed the 21 transcripts using the Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy (v1) to identify the self-reported techniques enacted by participants and the technique they perceived their dietitians to use in consultations. This study aligned with the Evidence Generation segment of the JBI Model. The participants described techniques relating to behavioural practice, suggesting almost all the participants had made changes to their dietary intake following a T2D diagnosis. As seen in Study 2, these participants expressed a range of motivations that influenced their decisions to change their dietary behaviours and volitional processes reflected in the behaviour change techniques. The participants reported that their dietitian implemented behaviour change techniques similar to nutrition education and advice. However, there appeared to be less focus on behaviour change techniques relating to self-identity and environmental restructuring. Findings from this study highlighted the multifaceted nature of dietary behaviour change and how behaviour change techniques can be used to gather how patients perceive the nutrition care delivered by dietitians. Future research is warranted to measure the effectiveness of the behaviour change techniques. Phase Three, Study 4, a document review of 18 dietetics education program curricula and 15 interviews with dietetics academics, explored how behaviour change science is taught within tertiary dietetics education programs across Australia and New Zealand. This study aligned with the Evidence Generation segment of the JBI Model. The findings illustrated the fundamental role of behaviour change science in dietetics teaching. However, the dietetics academics reported that the content-laden curricula and need to meet accreditation requirements prevented including more behaviour change science teaching and learning. Assessment types and topics taught varied between programs. These findings provided important foundational knowledge regarding behaviour change science within dietetics education programs. Key areas of improvements in university teaching and learning were identified, including having more practical simulations, scaffolding the behaviour change science content from early years, and integrating the content across courses. Conclusion: The four phases of this doctoral research program presented an in-depth understanding of how behaviour change science applies to dietetics. Dietary interventions delivered in the primary care setting are recommended to be underpinned by behaviour change theories and models to enhance patient outcomes. However, the reporting of important intervention components such as behaviour change techniques need to be considered and made more explicit for replicability. Dietitians consulting in primary care settings can use behaviour change science in their practice to understand patient dietary behaviours and develop patient-centred intervention strategies. The Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy (v1) is a useful tool that dietitians can use in practice as evidence based strategies. At a university level, there are areas to improve how students learn about behaviour change science, such as consistency in content taught and more detailed assessments. Future research needs to explore dietitians��� perspectives of behaviour change science application to their practice to provide optimal nutrition care to patients with diet-related diseases.
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- 2021
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11. Is there enough behaviour change science in nutrition and dietetics curricula in Australia and New Zealand? A descriptive study
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Rigby, Roshan R., primary, Williams, Lauren T., additional, Ball, Lauren, additional, Hamilton, Kyra, additional, and Mitchell, Lana, additional
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- 2021
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12. Is there enough behaviour change science in nutrition and dietetics curricula in Australia and New Zealand? A descriptive study.
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Rigby, Roshan R., Williams, Lauren T., Ball, Lauren, Hamilton, Kyra, and Mitchell, Lana
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DIETETICS education , *RESEARCH methodology , *INTERVIEWING , *NUTRITION education , *QUALITATIVE research , *TRANSTHEORETICAL model of change , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CURRICULUM planning , *THEMATIC analysis , *CONTENT analysis , *BEHAVIOR modification - Abstract
Aim: The application of behaviour change science is fundamental to the role of dietitians. This study aimed to describe how behaviour change science is embedded within the curricula of accredited/registered dietetics programs in Australia and New Zealand. Methods: A descriptive study triangulated quantitative document analysis of curricula content from university websites (Part 1) with qualitative, structured interviews with dietetics academics (Part 2). Part 2 verified and advanced upon information captured in Part 1 and was analysed using thematic content analysis. Results: Twenty‐five courses from 18 university programs (15 Australia and 3 New Zealand) were synthesised. Fifteen interviews (12 Australia, 3 New Zealand) were conducted. Behaviour change science was taught and assessed at varying levels across all programs. It was taught primarily within lectures or workshops where students apply skills learnt in practical case‐based activities, and assessed through small group education planning or demonstrating communication and counselling skills. Five themes were identified from the interviews: (1) behaviour change science should be foundational; (2) integrate and scaffold within curricula; (3) structural limitations within curricula; (4) challenging for students and (5) recommendations for competencies. Conclusion: Behaviour change science is clearly of value to the dietetics profession. Core content appears to be embedded across all university programs; however, the level and depth of the content varied. The knowledge gained from this study provides direction for curricular improvements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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13. Understanding dietary behaviour change after a diagnosis of diabetes: a qualitative investigation of adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Rigby, Roshan, primary, Williams, Lauren, additional, Mitchell, Lana, additional, Ball, Lauren, additional, and Hamilton, Kyra, additional
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- 2021
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14. Association Between Picky Eating, Weight Status, Vegetable, and Fruit Intake in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Jani R, Irwin C, Rigby R, Byrne R, Love P, Khan F, Larach C, Yang WY, Mandalika S, Knight-Agarwal CR, Naumovski N, and Mallan K
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Aim: Picky eating is a common appetitive trait reported among children and adolescents and may have detrimental effects on their weight, vegetable, and fruit intake, impacting health status. However, an updated systematic review of the literature and summary of effect estimates is required. This study aims to explore the association between picky eating with weight, vegetable and fruit intake, vegetable-only intake, and fruit-only intake. Methods: A systematic literature search of six electronic scientific databases and data extraction was performed between November 2022 and June 2023. Original articles that examined picky eating in association with weight, vegetable and/or fruit intake were included. PRISMA guidelines were followed and meta-analytical and meta-regression analyses were conducted to compute summary effect estimates and explore potential moderators. PROSPERO registration: CRD42022333043. Results: The systematic review included 59 studies of which 45 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Overall, the summarized effect estimates indicated that picky eating was inversely associated with weight [Cohen's d
z : -0.27, 95% confidence interval (CI): -0.41 to -0.14, p < 0.0001]; vegetable and fruit intakes (Cohen's dz : -0.35, 95% CI: -0.45, -0.25, p < 0.0001); vegetable-only intake (Cohen's dz : -0.41, 95% CI: -0.56, -0.26, p < 0.0001), and fruit-only intake (Cohen's dz : -0.32, 95% CI: -0.45, -0.20, p < 0.0001). Picky eating was positively associated with underweight (Cohen's dz : 0.46, 95% CI: 0.20, 0.71 p = 0.0008). Conclusion: Although effect sizes were small, picky eating was inversely associated with weight, vegetable, and fruit intakes, and positively associated with underweight in children and adolescents aged birth to 17 years.- Published
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