Litchford M D, Wakefield L M
J Am Diet Assoc. 1985 Jun;85(6):690-2.
The role of the caretaker in enhancing nutrient intake of developmentally disabled individuals living in an institutional setting was examined. Eighty developmentally disabled residents living at the Western Carolina Center, Morganton, NC, were assessed for anthropometric measurements and for dietary intake, with a 3-day plate waste study. Seventy paraprofessionals/feeders working at the same center were assessed for knowledge of nutrition and food practices and participated in a series of inservice programs on nutrition. Pretest and post-test scores for knowledge of nutrition and food practices were determined. For the paraprofessionals/feeders, inservice programs on nutrition resulted in increased knowledge of nutrition but did not increase the nutritional quality of their own diets. However, statistically significant differences were noted in residents' diets for calories (p less than .05), iron (p less than .05), and niacin (p less than .05) attributable to the inservice programs on nutrition.
本研究探讨了护理人员在提高生活在机构环境中的发育障碍个体营养摄入量方面的作用。对居住在北卡罗来纳州摩根顿市西部卡罗来纳中心的80名发育障碍居民进行了人体测量和饮食摄入量评估，并进行了为期3天的餐盘浪费研究。对在同一中心工作的70名辅助专业人员/喂食人员进行了营养知识和饮食行为评估，并参加了一系列营养在职培训项目。确定了营养知识和饮食行为的测试前和测试后分数。对于辅助专业人员/喂食人员来说，营养在职培训项目增加了他们的营养知识，但并没有提高他们自身饮食的营养质量。然而，由于营养在职培训项目，居民饮食中的热量（p<0.05）、铁（p<0.05）和烟酸（p<0.05）出现了统计学上的显著差异。
