Radio drama: a pilot project for nutritional health communication in Inuit communities
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Abstract
Background: A recent youth health survey in Pangnirtung, NU, revealed that youth are consuming an average of 1L soft drinks per day. In an effort to decrease soft drink consumption, while at the same time develop a method of education appropriate for Inuit communities, the education-communication theory Extended Elaboration Likelihood Model (EELM) was utilized to inform a radio drama health intervention in the primarily Inuit community of Pangnirtung, NU. The following study was designed and evaluated using quantitative and qualitative features, thereby utilizing a mixed-methods approach. Objectives: The primary objectives included: 1) creation of a reproducible radio drama intervention including both youth and Elder voices that adhered to EELM for education communication; and 2) evaluation of the effectiveness of a radio drama intervention based on attitude and behaviour change of soft drink consumption from pre-and post-intervention survey.Methods: The study utilized a participatory process to develop radio dramas, combining elder and youth voices, with the intent to promote decreased soft drink consumption in Pangnirtung, NU, youth ages 16-25y. The study was comprised of two parts: first, creation of radio dramas aligned with EELM theory and focus group evaluation of the dramas before playing on-air; and second, a radio drama intervention and subsequent evaluation. Radio dramas were created, recorded, and reviewed with the assistance of local youth in Pangnirtung, NU. The radio messages were then tested via evaluation of EELM qualities in two focus groups (n=4, n=5) to determine fulfillment of the optimum conditions of EELM theory. In part two, youth radio dramas were aired for 6 weeks in Fall 2010. Effectiveness of the dramas was assessed by paired pre- and post-intervention surveys (n=34 at pre-survey). Qualitative data were collected from a community radio call-in show to indicate community acceptance and adoption of program. Results: Focus group evaluation of the radio drama adherence to EELM was helpful in identifying revisions before the radio dramas were played on-air. Average age of the study population at post-survey (n=30) was 22.2y (SD=3.0). A total of 13 (43%) of youth surveyed had heard the radio dramas. There was significant increase in knowledge gain (the correct answer given) between pre- and post-survey when youth were asked to write the correct Inuttitut word for the concept of âmoderation of food', something explained in an Elder story shared on air (P=0.025). Overall, analysis found that youth who heard the radio dramas consumed 1.3 cans (SE 0.94, P=0.09) less of soft drinks the previous day (in post-survey results) compared to those that did not hear the programming. Significance: Participatory process was welcomed by the Inuit community and is effective for community health interventions. Youth and the community responded well to radio as a medium for professional health information-exchange. Results from this theory-based, evaluated intervention can help to structure future nutritional health communication initiatives in Inuit communities, an important step in preventative medicine.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.002 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
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