Effects of Nutritional Education Practice Program for Cardiocerebrovascular High-risk Group at the Education Information Center / 대한지역사회영양학회지
Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
; : 580-591, 2011.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-123663
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ABSTRACT
This research was performed to investigate the effects of NEP (Nutritional Education Practice) program developed by KHyDDI (Korea Hypertension Diabetes Daegu Initiative) for hypertension and diabetes patients. The subjects were 116 patients (hypertension 70, diabetes 46) who had completed basic education program at the education information center and four-session program was implemented for them. Nutrient intake was analyzed and compared before and after the program by 24-hr recall method and evaluate weight, waist circumference, body fat, blood pressure and eating habits in terms of nutrition knowledge, eating behavior, salty taste assessment. The improved results after the program were observed in weight, waist circumference, body fat ratio, blood pressure, slightly salty taste in salty taste assessment, nutrition knowledge, eating behavior, sodium, energy, carbohydrate and protein intake ratio to total energy (p < 0.001). Therefore, this program is effective in the improvement of weight, waist circumference and eating behavior, and the continued management would lead to the prevention of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases in the community.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Sodium
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Blood Pressure
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Nutrition Assessment
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Adipose Tissue
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Eating
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Waist Circumference
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Feeding Behavior
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Hypertension
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Information Centers
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article