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Charpentier N, Dumas A, Morisset AS, Fontaine-Bisson B. Evaluation of the Olo Prenatal Nutrition Follow-up Care for Vulnerable Pregnant Women. CAN J DIET PRACT RES 2024; 85:2-11. [PMID: 37220174 DOI: 10.3148/cjdpr-2023-006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Olo nutritional follow-up care offers vulnerable pregnant women food vouchers, multivitamin supplements, tools, and nutritional counselling to support healthy pregnancy outcomes.Purpose: To evaluate the contribution of Olo follow-up care to nutritional intakes and eating practices, as well as to assess the programme-related experience of participants.Methods: Participants (n = 30) responded to questionnaires and web-based 24-hour dietary recalls and participated in a semi-structured interview (n = 10).Results: Olo follow-up care reduced the proportion of participants below the recommended intake for groups for many micronutrients, with the greatest reduction for folate (by 96.7%), vitamin D (by 93.3%), iron (by 70.0%), calcium (by 50.0%), and zinc (by 30.0%), mainly due to the prenatal multivitamin supplements. Most participants (96.7%) did not follow Olo's typical recommendations but, if they had, hypothetically they would have consumed an average of 746 additional calories per day and be above the recommendations for excessive intakes of folic acid and iron (100% and 33.3%, respectively). More than half of the participants were moderately to severely food insecure. Olo contributed to reducing the impact of isolation and increased food accessibility and budget flexibility among participants.Conclusion: Olo follow-up care helped reduce the proportion of women below the recommended intake for micronutrients, but revising the food offered and strategies to address food insecurity may be necessary.
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- Noémie Charpentier
- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
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- School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
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- School of Nutrition Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
- Institut du savoir Montfort, Montfort Hospital, Ottawa, ON
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Lumalé S. [Undernutrition in the elderly, a syndrome with multiple deleterious consequences]. Rev Infirm 2023; 72:31-34. [PMID: 37088493 DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2023.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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The prevalence of undernutrition is 4-10% in elderly people living at home, 15-38% in those living in institutions. Fifty percent of hospitalized elderly are undernourished and 40% are hospitalized for the consequences of undernutrition. This is a major problem in geriatrics.
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- Sophie Lumalé
- CHU de Grenoble, avenue des Maquis-du-Grésivaudan, 38700 La Tronche, France.
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Cross A, Galesloot S, Tyminski S, Hoy D. Developing a Prenatal Nutrition Tool: A Process of Evidence, Collaboration, and Consultation. CAN J DIET PRACT RES 2022; 83:41-45. [PMID: 35014542 DOI: 10.3148/cjdpr-2021-031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The Prenatal Nutrition Tool was created for care providers that work with pregnant clients and aims to support focused conversations on nutrition topics that influence maternal and infant health outcomes. A systematic 9-step product development process that combined findings from the literature with perspectives of nutrition experts and care providers was used to develop the tool. The results of a literature review and a modified Delphi Process (to obtain expert opinion) laid the foundation for the tool content. The final tool incorporated client feedback. More specifically, client feedback helped to refine tool questions. The tool consists of 2 parts: a questionnaire (written survey) and a conversation guide. The questionnaire covers 4 key themes (pregnancy weight gain, multivitamins, life circumstances, overall food intake) in 13 questions. The conversation guide utilizes public health nutrition guidance documents to lead care providers in focused discussions with clients. The tool is not intended to be a screening tool for medical conditions or replace an in-depth prenatal nutrition assessment. The tool can be accessed by any care provider in Canada on the Alberta Health Services website at Prenatal Nutrition Tool | Alberta Health Services.
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- Anne Cross
- Alberta Health Services, 10101 Southport Rd. SW, Calgary, AB.,Alberta Health Services, 10101 Southport Rd. SW, Calgary, AB
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- Alberta Health Services, 10101 Southport Rd. SW, Calgary, AB.,Alberta Health Services, 10101 Southport Rd. SW, Calgary, AB
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- Alberta Health Services, 10101 Southport Rd. SW, Calgary, AB.,Alberta Health Services, 10101 Southport Rd. SW, Calgary, AB
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- Alberta Health Services, 10101 Southport Rd. SW, Calgary, AB.,Alberta Health Services, 10101 Southport Rd. SW, Calgary, AB
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Keenoa™ is a novel Canadian diet application (app) currently used by Canadian dietitians to collect diet-related data from clients. The goal of this study was to evaluate Keenoa™ based on user feedback and compare it to a conventional pen and paper method. One hundred and two participants were recruited and randomly assigned to record their diets using this application for 3 nonconsecutive days. Following this, participants were invited to complete an online "exit" survey. Seventy-two subjects responded, with 50 completing an open-ended question asking for general feedback about the app. Data were reviewed and 3 main themes emerged: strengths, challenges, and future recommendations. Strengths associated with the app consisted of picture recognition software, the additional commentary feature, and the overall pleasant data collection process. Challenges that were identified included inconsistencies with the barcode scanning features, the limited food database, time to enter food details, and software issues. Future recommendations included using a larger food database, pairing dietary intake with physical activity monitoring, and having accessible nutritional data. Despite these limitations, participants preferred using mobile apps to record diet compared with traditional written food diaries.
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- Valerie Bouzo
- School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, Montreal, QC.,Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Food, Nutrition and Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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Wei C, Wagler JB, Rodrigues IB, Giangregorio L, Keller H, Thabane L, Mourtzakis M. Telephone Administration of the Automated Self-Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment in Older Adults: Lessons Learned. CAN J DIET PRACT RES 2021; 83:30-34. [PMID: 34582280 DOI: 10.3148/cjdpr-2021-024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Automated Self-Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment (ASA24) is an economical method of estimating dietary intake as nutrient analysis is automated, but its use in older adults is limited. The purpose of this work was to guide dietitians and future researchers on how to use the ASA24 with older adults, considering potential barriers encountered and strategies used to support completion based on our experience using this tool in a pilot clinical trial. ASA24 was completed by phone interview with 39 older adults. Challenges included: recalling food intake in detail, recording frequent eating occasions and complicated recipes, and general problems with communication. Strategies to support collection included making morning phone calls and suggesting that seniors write down the food consumed. Phone interviews were acceptable to older adults, but sufficient time was required. Dietitians and future researchers can use these findings to obtain dietary intake data from this hard-to-reach group.
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- Cindy Wei
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.,Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, Waterloo, ON
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.,Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, Waterloo, ON
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
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Valle Flores JA, Fariño Cortéz JE, Mayner Tresol GA, Perozo Romero J, Blasco Carlos M, Nestares T. Oral supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids and inflammation markers in patients with chronic kidney disease in hemodialysis. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2020; 45:805-811. [PMID: 31935118 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2019-0729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasingly common public health problem that increases the risk of death because of cardiovascular complications by 2-3 times compared with the general population. This research concerns a prospective, randomized, double-blind study in patients with CKD undergoing hemodialysis. The participants were assigned to 1 of 2 groups: the study group (group A; 46 patients) received 4 capsules (2.4 g) of omega-3 fatty acids daily during the 12-week intervention, while patients in the control group (group B; 47 patients) received 4 capsules of paraffin oil. The patients' general characteristics, nutritional indicators, renal disease markers and inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)) were evaluated. No differences were found between the general characteristics of the patients (P < 0.05), and no differences were shown in the nutritional indicators and markers of kidney disease (P < 0.05). Patients in group A showed significant decreases in levels of C-reactive protein, IL-6, TNF-α, and the IL-10/IL-6 ratio after 12 weeks of supplementation (P < 0.05). Patients in group B did not show any significant changes in concentrations of inflammatory markers during the intervention (P < 0.05). In conclusion, oral supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids produces a significant decrease in the concentrations of inflammation markers in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis. Novelty Oral supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids produced significant decreases in the concentrations of inflammation markers. This supplementation could be given to patients with uremic syndrome and coronary heart disease to reduce cardiovascular risk.
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- José A Valle Flores
- Nutrition and Food Science Program, University of Granada, Spain.,Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 150950
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- Carrera de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y de la Salud, Universidad Estatal de Santa Elena, Santa Elena, Ecuador, 241702
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- Carrera de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 150950
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Central Dr. Urquinaona, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, 4001
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- Instituto de Investigación e Innovación de Salud Integral, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Avenue Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Guayaquil, Ecuador.,Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad Espíritu Santo-Ecuador, Avenue Samborondón, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain, 18010
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