The Use of Implementation Intentions to Promote Vitamin D Supplementation in Young Children 英文参考文献.docVIP

Nutrients 2012, 4, 1454-1463; doi:10.3390/nu4101454 OPEN ACCESS nutrients ISSN 2072-6643 /journal/nutrients Article The Use of Implementation Intentions to Promote Vitamin D Supplementation in Young Children Jascha de Nooijer 1,*, Roos Jansen 2 and Patricia van Assema 1 1 Department of Health Promotion, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands; E-Mail: p.vanassema@maastrichtuniversity.nl 2 GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Postbus 70032, 3000 LP Rotterdam, The Netherlands; E-Mail: r.jansen3@rotterdam.nl * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: j.denooijer@maastrichtuniversity.nl; Tel.: +31-433-881-722; Fax: +31-433-671-032. Received: 17 July 2012; in revised form: 13 August 2012 / Accepted: 20 September 2012 / Published: 12 October 2012 Abstract: Only 50% of Dutch children aged 0–4 years receive sufficient daily vitamin D supplementation. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of implementation intentions in promoting vitamin D supplementation among young children. An electronic survey was conducted among parents of children aged 0–4 (n = 171). These parents were randomly assigned to two groups: one that received implementation intention instructions and one that did not. At follow-up, there were no significant between group differences in any outcome measures. These results suggest that merely asking parents to formulate an implementation intention with respect to giving their child daily vitamin D supplementation is insufficient to improve vitamin D intake among young children. However, testing the intervention via the Internet may not have allowed us to exploit the full potential of the strategy. Investigation of the use of implementation intentions in the setting of toddler consultation clinics is therefore recommended. Keywords: vitamin D; supplementation behaviour; implem