Improving student diet and food security in higher education using participatory and co-creation approaches: a systematic review

Assilian, Tamar; Dehove, Henri; Charreire, Hélène; Baudry, Julia; Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle; Péneau, Sandrine; Julia, Chantal; Gross, Olivia; Oppert, Jean-Michel; Bellicha, Alice

doi:10.1186/s12966-024-01613-7

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 2 Characteristics of campus food environment interventions in higher education settings (N = 13 studies and 29 intervention arms)

From: Improving student diet and food security in higher education using participatory and co-creation approaches: a systematic review

First author, date (reference)	Type of intervention					Topic	Duration of intervention	Participatory approach
First author, date (reference)	Food labeling	Food promotion	Food prices	Food provision	Food retail	Topic	Duration of intervention	Classification	Non-academic actors involved
Cardenas 2015—Intervention phase 1 [37]		x			x	Diet	3 weeks	No participation	–
Cardenas 2015—Intervention phase 2 [37]		x	x		x	Diet	3 weeks	No participation	–
Deliens 2016—Intervention phase 1 [64]		x	x			Diet	2 weeks	Co-production	Students
Deliens 2016—Intervention phase 2 [64]		x	x			Diet	2 weeks	Co-production	Students
Dingman 2015 [65]		x				Diet	8 weeks	No participation	–
Lambert 2023—Intervention 1 [66]			x			Diet	14 weeks	No participation	–
Lambert 2023—Intervention 2 [66]	x		x			Diet	16 weeks	No participation	–
Mistura 2019—Intervention phase 1 [67]		x		x		Diet	2 weeks	Consultation	Students, food services staff
Mistura 2019—Intervention phase 2 [67]		x		x		Diet	2 weeks	Consultation	Students, food services staff
Policastro 2017 [68]		x				Diet	4 weeks	No participation	–
Policastro 2017—Intervention phase 1 [69]		x				Diet	1 week	Consultation	Students
Policastro 2017—Intervention phase 2 [69]		x					1 week
Policastro 2017—Intervention phase 3 [69]		x					1 week
Schindler-Ruwisch 2021—Intervention phase 1 [70]		x				Diet	1 week	No participation	–
Schindler-Ruwisch 2021—Intervention phase 2 [70]		x		x			1 week
Schindler-Ruwisch 2021—Intervention phase 3 [70]		x					1 week
Seward 2016—Intervention 1 [38]				x	x	Diet	7 weeks	No participation	–
Seward 2016—Intervention 2 [38]	x	x		x	x	Diet	7 weeks	No participation	–
Turnwald 2019—Intervention 1 [71]		x				Diet	NR	No participation	–
Turnwald 2019—Intervention 2 [71]		x				Diet	NR	No participation	–
Van den Bogerd 2020—Intervention 1 [72]		x		x		Diet	3 weeks	Co-design	Students
Van den Bogerd 2020—Intervention 2 [72]		x		x			3 weeks
Van den Bogerd 2020—Intervention 3 [72]		x		x			3 weeks
Vermote 2020—Intervention phase 1 [73]		x				Diet	1 week	No participation	–
Vermote 2020—Intervention phase 2 [73]		x					1 week
Vermote 2020—Intervention phase 3 [73]		x					1 week
Vermote 2020—Intervention phase 4 [73]		x					1 week
Walmsley 2018—Intervention phase 1 [39]					x	Diet	10 months	No participation	–
Walmsley 2018—Intervention phase 2 [39]					x	Diet	10 months	No participation	–

When a study compared two interventions implemented at the same time in two different groups or locations, interventions were named “interventions 1” and “interventions 2”. When a study compared two consecutive interventions within the same group or location, interventions were named “intervention phase 1” and “intervention phase2”
Abbreviations: NR Not reported

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