Nutritional intervention improves menu adequacy in group homes for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Disabil Health J
; 2(3): 136-44, 2009 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21122752
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Research documents that adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) living in the community experience nutritional deficits, inadequate diets, and poor nutritional status.OBJECTIVE:
We developed a nutrition intervention that was targeted at improving the food systems in group homes for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, called MENU-AIDDs (Materials Supporting Education and Nutrition for Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities).METHODS:
MENU-AIDDs was implemented for 8 and 16 weeks in four community-based group homes for adults with IDD. Improved nutritional adequacy of planned menus was tested as a marker of improved dietary intake in the residents of the homes.RESULTS:
Results showed significant statistical and clinical improvements in the planned menus whereby there were significant increases in the appearance on menus of whole grains, vegetables overall and green/yellow/orange vegetables in particular, and low-fat proteins, and significant decreases in the higher-fat proteins, potatoes, and "junk foods." The positive practice of specifying portion sizes on the menus increased significantly.CONCLUSIONS:
MENU-AIDDs is a community-based health promotion intervention that can improve menu planning and dietary adequacy while being responsive to the needs of group home residents, direct care staff, and administrators.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Deficiências do Desenvolvimento
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Lares para Grupos
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Desnutrição
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Dieta
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Serviços de Alimentação
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Deficiência Intelectual
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article