Dietitians' barriers and enablers to pro-environmental action fall into three themes: personal, social and professional, and contextual and environmental factors¶

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q2 i? Thematic analysis of free-text survey responses identified 'personal', 'social and professional' and 'contextual and environmental' factors as barriers and enablers to pro-environmental action. → MacKenzie‐Shalders 2026

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MacKenzie‐Shalders 2026¶

MacKenzie‐Shalders, K. L., McCormack, J., Senior, N. M., & Barbour, L. (2026). From Beliefs to Action: Dietitians' Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability and a Pathway to Planetary Health Framework for Food System Change. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.70351

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Qualitative thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke's six steps) of free-text barrier and enabler survey responses from workshop participants, analysed deductively with peer debriefing. Personal factors included knowledge, motivation, time and self-belief; contextual factors included infrastructure and policies.

"The thematic analysis of survey responses regarding barriers and enablers to pro‐environmental change resulted in three key themes: 'personal', 'social and professional' and 'contextual and environmental' factors, as summarised in Figure 2."

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