Naslov
Znanja medicinskih sestara o zdravstvenim učincima prehrambenih vlakana
(Nurses knowledge of health effects of dietary fiber)

Autori
Matek Sarić, Marijana ; Ljubičić, Marija ; Ćurin, Katja ; Vidaković Samaržija , Donata ; Guine PF, Raquel

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
4. Međunarodni Kongres Nutricionista, Zbornik sažetaka/Book of abstracts / - Zagreb, 2016, 119-119

ISBN
978-953-59317-0-6

Skup
4. International congress of nutritionists​

Mjesto i datum
Zadar, Hrvatska, 11.11.2016. - 13.11.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
medicinske sestre ; znanja ; prehrambena vlakna ; edukacija ; prevencija
(nurses ; knowledge ; dietary fiber ; education ; prevention)

Sažetak
Introduction: Nurses accompany patients throughout their health care to prevent and treat disease, so their knowledge about diet and dietary fibre is key to successful diet therapy, which is an essential part of a patient's non-pharmacological treatment. It is known from the literature that a high proportion of nurses have limited knowledge about diet therapy and about sources of soluble fibre and other foods that can prevent or treat certain diseases. Given the position of nurses as key providers of dietary guidance, and given the health benefits of dietary fibre, we wanted to assess the level of fibre-related knowledge among nurses in Croatia. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study based on data collected between October 2014 and March 2015 using a survey developed by the CI&DETS Polytechnic Institute in Viseu, Portugal. The survey contains questions about demographic characteristics as well as about knowledge of sources of dietary fibre, recommended daily intake and effects of fibre intake on particular diseases. The study included a total of 369 nurses from two health institutions and one nursing school from Croatia older than 18 years. Differences in knowledge were assessed for significance using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test. Possible associations among variables were explored using Spearman's rank correlation. For all statistical analyses, the threshold of significance was defined as p<0.05. Results: The level of knowledge among nurses in Croatia about dietary fibre varies from «undecided» to «partial knowledge». The median for level of knowledge of the various items ranged from 3 to 4 (Iq 1 to 2) with low variability ranging from 0.11 to 0.33. Levels of knowledge in percentages varied from 57.6% to 82.1% Nurses with higher education levels showed higher knowledge levels about influence of dietary fibre intake on the risk of certain diseases (p=0.007), constipation (p=0.016), bowel cancer (p=0.005) and breast cancer (p=0.039). Conclusion: The level of nurses’ knowledge about dietary fibre is suboptimal. This is indicates the need to strengthen nurse education in the areas of diet and diet therapy. Increase the level of knowledge of nurses about nutrition can positively influence the quality of care.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Prehrambena tehnologija

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