以焦點團體法探討中年人對於健康飲食與代謝症候群之相關性的認知和處預方式

Using Focus Group to Explore Knowledge related Healthy Eating and Metabolic Syndromes among Middle-aged Adults

本研究旨在探討中年人對於預防代謝症候群的健康飲食觀念和行為。研究目的包括：暸解中年人對於代謝症候群、健康飲食的認知、態度和行為；暸解中年人對於健康飲食和代謝症候群之間的相關性的看法，執行健康飲食以預防代謝症候群所面臨的影響因素、實際困難和應對方法。本研究以某大學健康促進與衛生教育學系碩士在職專班六位中年人為對象，進行焦點團體訪談。研究結果：中年人認為代謝症候群是不好的身體警訊，原因來自個人不重視健康，應採取均衡、適量的健康飲食，可以預防代謝症候群的發生。中年人採用健康飲食的主觀規範多來自於社會支持系統，包含親朋好友、工作場所同事、學校學習機構的老師和同學、大眾媒體。在健康飲食行為控制常發生的困難在於：因家人煮食需求和外食而無法掌控烹調方式，及各式點心零食的誘惑。在預防代謝症候群的因應方法為在自己能選擇餐食時控制份量和食物烹調方法。中年人是家庭中對飲食健康影響很大的主要照顧者，本研究結果可以運用在設計衛生教育專案，以促進個人與家人之健康。

This study was designed to investigate middle-aged people's healthy diet attitudes and behavior to prevention metabolic syndrome. In Research objectives: to understand middle-aged people's the metabolic syndrome and healthy diet knowledge, attitudes and behaviors; the impact of the correlation to understand between perception between a healthy diet and metabolic syndrome of middle-aged people's implement a healthy diet plan to prevent metabolic syndrome the influence factors, practical difficulties and coping methods. In this study, We interview six middle-aged Master student of one University, Department of Health Promotion and Health Education using focus group interviews methods. Results: Metabolic syndrome is a middle-aged people believe that metabolic syndrome is warning of badly duo to the individual does not pay attention to health, Should take a balanced, moderate healthy diet can prevent the occurrence of metabolic syndrome. Middle-aged healthy diet using subjective norms come from the social support system, which include family and friends, colleagues in the workplace, schools, teachers and students at learning institutions and the mass media. The difficulties in controlling for a healthy diet because cooking method to each family member's flavored foods dine out, and can't refuse snake temptation. The better way of prevent for metabolic syndrome is to control food portion and cooking method. Middle-aged is the main caregiver of family, the results of this study can be used in health education project designed to promote individual and family's health.