Wallace B, Tennant C
Nutrition in Mental Health Residential Services, Northern Sydney Area, Department of Nutrition, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 1998 Feb;32(1):82-5. doi: 10.3109/00048679809062711.
The aim of this study was to determine the need for nutrition intervention in a group of people living in mental health residential houses in the Northern Sydney Area.
A nutrition assessment was conducted by the researcher using a face-to-face interview with mental health residents and a survey on medical background completed by case managers.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity was significantly greater than that reported for the general population. Respondents also had a significantly higher prevalence of abdominal obesity than the general population. No respondent met the minimum core food group requirements as outlined in the 12345+ Food and Nutrition Plan.
The needs assessment has shown that nutrition promotion is required in this group. The task ahead is to motivate the group to change their food and nutrition behaviours, where many barriers to a healthy lifestyle exist.
本研究旨在确定悉尼北部地区心理健康寄宿机构中一群人的营养干预需求。
研究人员通过与心理健康居民进行面对面访谈以及由个案管理人员完成的医疗背景调查来进行营养评估。
超重和肥胖的患病率显著高于一般人群报告的患病率。受访者腹部肥胖的患病率也显著高于一般人群。没有受访者达到“12345+食物与营养计划”中规定的最低核心食物组要求。
需求评估表明该群体需要进行营养促进。未来的任务是促使该群体改变他们的饮食和营养行为，因为存在许多不利于健康生活方式的障碍。
