PERCEPTION OF THE IMPORTANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIETARY TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

Authors

  • Cristina Henschel Matos Universidade do Vale do Itajaí
  • Anny Lopes Paulo Universidade do Vale do Itajaí
  • Samara Ferrreira de Souza Carvalho Universidade do Vale do Itajaí
  • Izabella Imianovsky Universidade do Vale do Itajaí
  • Vanessa Imianowsky Universidade do Vale do Itajaí
  • Claiza Barretta Universidade do Vale do Itajaí
  • Luciane Peter Grillo Universidade do Vale do Itajaí

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2016.19217

Keywords:

Ulcerative Colitis. Crohn’s Disease. Nutritional Status. Diet Therapy.

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), represented by Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, result in changes in food consumption and nutritional changes. This paper has aimed to assess the perception of importance and compliance with diet therapy by patients with IBD. The sample was made up by patients at an IBD multidisciplinary outpatient clinic of a family and community health unit in the town of Itajaí, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. A semi-structured questionnaire was applied to patients with IBD, containing questions on personal data, quality of care provided, and their compliance with the nutritional guidelines provided in the care protocol given by the nutritionists. The patient’s nutritional status was also evaluated through anthropometric measurements and nutritional diagnosis at the beginning of treatment and at the time of data collection. Statistical analyses were performed using the software STATA 13.0. Of the 56 patients interviewed, 98% considered it important to receive guidelines on food and 93% said that their compliance with the guidelines helped in treating the disease. There was a prevalence of overweight patients, with 52% after follow-up with nutritional guidance, and reduction of malnutrition. Over 70% of patients said they had complied with the guidelines and the average compliance with guidelines for BMI was 7.61 and for perception of aiding it was 7.69. The guideline with highest compliance was for “reducing consumption of fats” and the least complied with was “consuming only bean broth.” Based on the results, we have observed that the patients recognize the importance of nutritional care and its importance in controlling symptoms, as well as the improvement in nutritional status and compliance with most of the diet therapy guildelines.

DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2016.19217

 

Author Biography

Cristina Henschel Matos, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí

Graduação em Nutrição pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1997) e mestrado em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2000). Atualmente é professor titular da Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI). Ministra a disciplina educação nutricional e Introdução a nutrição , realiza a supervisão de estágios na área de nutrição em saúde pública e atua na Clínica de Nutrição de do Curso de Nutrição da UNIVALI e no ambulatório multidisciplinar de Doença Inflamatória Intestinal. Tem experiência na área de Nutrição, com ênfase em Análise Nutricional de População, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: estado nutricional, educação nutricional, comportamento alimentar, obesidade, anemia ferropriva, doenças do trato digestório.

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2016-07-09

How to Cite

Matos, C. H., Paulo, A. L., Carvalho, S. F. de S., Imianovsky, I., Imianowsky, V., Barretta, C., & Grillo, L. P. (2016). PERCEPTION OF THE IMPORTANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIETARY TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. DEMETRA: Food, Nutrition & Health, 11(2), 459–472. https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2016.19217

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2016)

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