Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi / Faculty of Health Sciences
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Item The Relationship Between Nutritional Status and Cognitive Functions of Shift Health Workers(2022) Kulak, Asli Yagmur; Yesil, EsenObjective: In this study was aimed to determine the nutritional status, and to evaluate the cognitive functions of healthcare workers working shifts and the ones not working shifts. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted between July and August 2021 100 volunteers (shift: 50, non-shift: 50) between the ages of 25 and 50. Socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status and cognitive functions of individuals were evaluated. Results: The mean age of individuals is 36.2 +/- 6.82 years. It was determined that individuals working shifts drank alcohol, had chronic diseases and skipped meals at a higher rate than individuals who worked non-shifts. Additionally, it was observed that individuals working shifts had less daily water consumption and more coffee and tea consumption than non-shift individuals (p<0.05). It was determined that women working shifts had a higher body mass index (BMI) than women who worked non-shifts (p<0.05). The cognitive assessment score of individuals in the normal BMI range (25.9 +/- 2.54) was statistically significantly higher than that of obese individuals (24.2 +/- 2.93) (p<0.05). There was a positive correlation between the Montreal cognitive asssessment scale score and dietary intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-6, vitamin E, vitamin K in shift workers. Conclusion: It was concluded that the cognitive assessment scores of shift workers were lower than those of non-shift workers. We observed that the shift work system also creates significant differences in terms of eating habits and nutritional status.Item The Effect of Family Participation in Nutrition Education Intervention on the Nutritional Status of Preschool Age Children(2019) Aktac, Sule; Kiziltan, Gul; Avci, SuleymanTo evaluate the effectiveness of family participation in nutrition education intervention on the nutritional status of preschool age children, a 10-week nutrition education program was implemented in 74 children in a public kindergarten. Children were assigned to one of three groups, namely the family participation group (FPG), the education group (EG), and the control group (CG). Interventions included school-based nutrition education, family nutrition education documents and family-child take-home activities and monthly meetings with families in the FPG, school-based nutrition education in the EG, and no intervention in the CG. Anthropometric measurements and a 3-day food record and food group consumption assessment were completed before and after intervention. Intervention led to positive changes in food availability, offering and consumption patterns in FPG and EG, with greater changes in FPG, along with lower obesity prevalence (p < 0.05). Our results show that family participation in a preschool nutrition education program can increase the effectiveness of nutrition education.