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Teleconsultation in nutrition to improve eating habits

Not Applicable
Conditions
Feeding Behavior
H02.403.840
Registration Number
RBR-5tmbpnz
Lead Sponsor
niversidade Federal de Sergipe
Brief Summary

Introduction: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, health services needed to be remodeled to adapt to the new imposed reality, given the need for social distancing and minimization of disease contagion. In this context, the demand for telehealth increased amid the continuity of health monitoring of the population, with benefits being observed in the context of telenutrition. Objective: To analyze the effectiveness of teleattendance in nutrition on the eating habits of healthy young adults. Methodology: Interventional, clinical, randomized and controlled study, lasting 12 weeks, which is an online nutritional counseling program based on the guidelines oriented by the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population, aimed at young adults. A telemarketing nutritional counseling protocol will be tested and applied to improve eating habits. Participants will be divided into multicomponent, traditional and control groups, where the first will have combined multiple strategies, the second individual consultations and the third educational material. Results: After 12 weeks of follow-up, 86 participants reached the end of the study. Both the multicomponent and traditional groups showed significant improvement in the scores on the eating practices scale when compared pre and post intervention, and when compared to the control group. Conclusion: The effectiveness of different telenutrition protocols in the feeding of young adults was evaluated, where the results indicate that both the multicomponent and the traditional methodology are positive in promoting changes in diet, with a more expressive emphasis on the use of mixed methods in telehealth.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruitment completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients aged 18 to 59 years; of both sexes; who have access to the internet; are from the community (students, employees and professors) of the Federal University of Sergipe

Exclusion Criteria

Children; adolescents; elderly; pregnant women; postpartum women; patients with diabetes mellitus; those who are undergoing nutritional monitoring with another professional at the current time

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Expected outcome 1: It is expected to find improvement in the patients eating habits through the evaluation of the score on the Eating Practices Scale form, from the change in the score ranging from 0 to 72. It is expected that the participants evolve from the categories lowest (score ranging from 0 to 41) to the highest category (score above 41 points), which denotes improvement in eating habits. Data collected at week 1 and week 12 of the intervention.;Outcome found 1: It was observed that the participants of the multicomponent and traditional groups showed a significant increase in the score of the Eating Practices Scale when compared pre and post intervention, showing a change from the intermediate category (up to 41 points) to the excellent (above 41 points) points). The control group showed no significant changes.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Expected outcome 2: It is expected to be able to observe improvement in body weight (weight loss of up to 05 kg) and waist circumference (reduction of up to 5 cm).;Outcome found 2: No significant differences were observed in the anthropometric measurements pre and post intervention of the participants.
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