Relationship between Quality of Life and Adult Attachment Factors in Mothers of Children with and without Type 1 Diabetes.

The mothers of children with a specific clinical situation such as type 1 diabetes mellitus may have a higher level of stress, causing a worse perception of their quality of life, greater anxiety, and greater avoidance (adult attachment factors). The objective of this research was to verify if there is a relationship between the adult attachment factors of mothers of children with and without type 1 diabetes mellitus and the perception of the quality of life of these mothers. This survey was carried out from July to September 2022, with mothers of children aged 5 to 10 years, with and without diabetes. The data were collected through an online questionnaire, with socioeconomic data from the attachment scale Experience in Close Relationship-(Reduced), and the questionnaire on the quality of life, the WHOQOL-abbreviated questionnaire. For statistical analysis, the Statistical Package for Social Science 24 was used. A total of 45 mothers of children with DM1 and 55 mothers of healthy children were evaluated. The mothers of children with DM1 had a worse perception of their quality of life when compared to the mothers of healthy children (p < 0.05), with no difference in terms of the attachment style. Therefore, it is understood that actions aimed at improving the quality of life of these mothers are necessary.

Estado nutricional de estudantes universitários associados / Association between dietary habits and nutritional status in college students

OBJETIVO: Correlacionar o estado nutricional de estudantes aos hábitos alimentares. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo transversal, realizado com alunos da Universidade Federal do Pará. Utilizaram-se um questionário de pesquisa, para coletar dados antropométricos, e o Questionário de Frequência Alimentar, para o consumo de alimentos. Os dados foram analisados no software Bioestat versão 5.0. Aplicou-se o teste estatístico t de Student para comparação de médias, e calculou-se a correlação linear de Pearson, para verificar possível correlação entre as variáveis. RESULTADOS: Dentre os avaliados, 41,3% estavam acima do peso, segundo o índice de massa corporal, e 29,6% apresentavam alto porcentual de gordura. Sobre o consumo alimentar, considerando o Guia Alimentar para a População Brasileira os valores médios dos grupos açúcares e doces; óleos e gorduras; leguminosas; carnes e ovos estavam elevados. O consumo médio dos grupos de cereais; leites e derivados; hortaliças e frutas estava abaixo da recomendação. Houve correlação negativa e significativa entre índice de massa corporal e consumo de frutas, e uma correlação positiva e significativa do consumo de leguminosas com cereais, de cereais com óleos e gorduras, e de óleos e gorduras com açúcares e doces. CONCLUSÃO: A alimentação dessa população se caracterizou como uma dieta ocidental, que foi sugestiva para o desencadeamento de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e alterações do estado nutricional e de saúde.

OBJECTIVE: To correlate students' nutritional status to their dietary habits. METHODS: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted with students from Universidade Federal do Pará. We used a survey questionnaire to collect anthropometric data, and the Food Frequency Questionnaire for food consumption information. Data were analyzed with Bioestat Software (Version 5.0). The statistical Student's t test was applied to compare averages. Pearson's correlation was calculated to check possible correlation among variables. RESULTS: Of the evaluated subjects, 41.3% were overweight according to body mass index, and 29.6% had high percentage of fat. As for food consumption, considering the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population, the average values of the groups of sugars and sweets; oils and fats; legumes; meat and eggs were high. The average consumption of the groups of cereals, milk and dairy products, vegetables and fruits was below the recommendation. There was a negative and significant correlation between body mass index and fruit consumption. There was a positive and significant correlation between the consumption of legumes with cereals,of cereals with oils and fats, and of oils and fats with sugars and sweets. CONCLUSION: This population's food habits were characterized as a Western diet, which was suggestive to trigger chronic non-communicable diseases, and changes in nutritional status and health.