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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Eating habits: what foods do children between 12 and 36 months consume?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220393
10-09-2023
Resumo
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEating habits: what foods do children between 12 and 36 months consume?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(4):e20220393
10-09-2023DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0393
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Objective:
to identify toddlers’ eating habits.
Method:
a cross-sectional study of quantitative analysis, with a sample of 808 toddlers who attended day care centers in the district of Viseu, Portugal, between November 2018 and September 2019. Data were collected using a questionnaire directed at parents.
Results:
the prevalence of children who ate six meals a day was 42.8%, and 42.5%, those who ate five meals. It was found that 2.0% of children consumed chocolates, 1.0%, desserts, and 0.4%, carbonated beverages, daily. On average, dairy product (M=5.61; SD=2.62) and meat/fish/egg (M=4.80; SD=3.57) consumption was higher than recommended, while fat (M=0.48; SD=0.40), legume (M=0.49; SD=0.45), vegetable (M=1.18; SD=0.87) and water (M=0 .51; SD=0.29) consumption was lower.
Conclusions:
there was a higher or lower consumption than recommended for some foods, highlighting the need to implement nursing intervention programs aimed at promoting healthy eating habits in toddlers and families.
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RESEARCH
Promoting oral care in the preschool child: effects of a playful learning intervention
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):519-525
01-01-2017
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RESEARCHPromoting oral care in the preschool child: effects of a playful learning intervention
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):519-525
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0237
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Objective:
To compare the number of appropriate behaviors for tooth brushing before and after a playful learning intervention with preschool children.
Method:
A quasi-experimental, quantitative, before and after study design was conducted in an early childhood educational institution, with children between three and five years of age. The intervention consisted of three meetings with educational activities about tooth brushing, whose outcome was evaluated by means of observation of ten behaviors suitable for tooth brushing.
Results:
Forty-four children participated in the study. The mean of adequate behaviors was 4.4 before the intervention, and 8.5 after the intervention. A significant increase in the adoption of appropriate behaviors for tooth brushing (p <0.01) was identified.
Conclusion:
Nurses can enhance oral health promotion actions with preschoolers in preschool institution using playful learning interventions