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- Title
DESAFIOS E REFLEXÕES NA IMPLANTAÇÃO DE UM PROGRAMA DE EDUCAÇÃO ALIMENTAR E NUTRICIONAL (EAN) EM INDIVÍDUOS COM EXCESSO DE PESO.
- Authors
de Almeida Pereira, Mariana; Pereira, Amanda Alves; Leão, Juliana Medeiros; Vitoretti Lisboa, Letícia Catarina; Ribeiro Elias, Maria Amelia; de Faria Ghetti, Fabiana; de Aguiar, Aline Silva; Dutra Luquetti, Sheila Cristina Potente
- Abstract
Objective: To report the experience of Food and Nutrition Education (FNE) activities developed with overweight and obesity patients. Data overview: Food and nutrition education sessions were developed with class I and II overweight and obesity patients in the outpatient center of the Hospital Universitário/Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - HU/ UFJF (University Hospital of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora who participated in the extension project "Saúde na Balança" (Weighing Health). Sessions were carried out in groups and took place weekly in the 1st month, fortnightly in the 2nd and 3rd months, and monthly up to the 6th month, in the period from September 2012 to September 2013. During one year of activities, four groups were developed with a total of 46 volunteers who agreed to participate in the sessions. Nutrition issues that supported individual care were discussed in these sessions. The team identified that place, time, frequency of sessions, availability of time and lack of financial resources were factors affecting patient's adherence to treatment; thus, some of them were modified and a better adherence could already be verified in the last group. However, 17 dropouts were still recorded. According to patients' self-reports, it was possible to see positives changes in eating habits and in the way to deal with obesity and associated comorbidities. Conclusion: In the course of activities, a bond between the team and the participants was established, allowing the identification of demands and effective ways of working with groups, proving that FNE helps the individual approach as it allows experiences and information exchange, expanding the power of choices for healthy life habits
- Publication
Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2015, Vol 28, Issue 2, p290
- ISSN
1806-1222
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5020/18061230.2015.p290