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This study investigated whether a salicylate-restricted diet (eliminating foods containing artificial additives and natural salicylates) could effectively reduce hyperactivity in children more so than a diet not restricting salicylates (ostensibly restricting foods containing refined sugar). Ten hyperactive children, nine boys and one girl, were matched on their pre-treatment activity rates and assigned to either a salicylate-restricted diet (Group I) or a diet not restricting salicylates (Group II). After approximately nine weeks, post-treatment activity rates were obtained, and a significant difference in favor of the salicylate-restricted diet group was found with this diet group exhibiting a significantly lower mean post-treatment activity rate in comparison to the group placed on a diet not restricting salicylates (p<.05). Implications for diagnosis and treatment of hyperactivity in children were discussed.

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Bakgrund. I omvårdnaden ska distriktssköterskan se till människans hela situation och omvårdnaden ska utföras på ett personcentrerat och säkert sätt. I hemsjukvården utförs vården i patientens hem, antingen i ordinärt eller särskilt boende. Trycksår är en vanlig vårdskada och nutritionen är viktig för att förebygga och behandla trycksår. Syftet var att beskriva i vilken utsträckning som distriktssköterskor i hemsjukvården använder nutritionsåtgärder som trycksårsbehandling. Metod. För att besvara syftet användes en kvantitativ design där redan insamlad data från en trycksårsmätning togs del av. Resultatet visade att nutritionsåtgärder användes som trycksårsbehandling till 65% av patienterna. Bland varannan distriktssköterska som inte använde nutritionsåtgärder framkom olika orsaker. Det var vanligare att nutritionsåtgärder användes vid risk enligt riskbedömningarna MNS och SF-MNA. De vanligast använda nutritionsåtgärderna var näringsdryck och extra mellanmål. Resultatet visade att det fanns skillnader i trycksårens svårighetsgrad i förhållande till boendeform. Slutsats. Det fanns utrymme för förbättringar i att använda nutritionsåtgärder vid trycksår. Nutritionen spelar en betydelsefull roll i behandlingen av trycksår och det är viktigt att riskbedömningar utförs. Genom att tidigt använda nutritionsåtgärder som trycksårsbehandling kan distriktssköterskan främja hälsa, förebygga sjukdom och skada samt minska patientens lidande. / Background. In Nursing Care, it's important to see to the whole perspective of the patient, and the care should be performed in a person-centred and safe way. The purpose was to describe district nurses [DN] using of nutrition therapy as treatment for patients with pressure ulcers in home healthcare. Method. A quantitative design, where material from an already collected pressure ulcer study, was used. The result showed that nutritional therapy was used as pressure ulcer treatment in 65% of the patients. Among every other DN who did not use nutritional therapy as treatment of pressure ulcer, various causes were identified. It was more common to use nutritional therapy when risks according to MNS and SF-MNA assessments were found. The most common nutrition therapies were nutritional drinks and extra snacks. The result showed that there were differences in the severity of pressure ulcers in relation to patients' housing type. Conclusion. There was room for improvements in using nutrition therapy as pressure ulcer treatment. Nutrition plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcer, and it's important that risk assessments are performed. By initiating nutritional treatment early, the DN can promote health, prevent disease and injury, and reduce the patient's suffering.

Background: Diabetes self-management education, including nutrition education (NE) is an essential component of diabetes management. Effective NE can assist individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in resource limited settings to improve their dietary self-care; an area cited among the most difficult with consequent improvement in health outcomes. Aim: To develop a NE programme that is tailored to the needs of adults with type 2 DM in a resource limited setting and to evaluate the programme's effectiveness on health outcomes. Setting: Makapanstad and Mathibestad community health centres in the Moretele sub-district, North West Province (South Africa). Methods: The study was done in three phases employing mixed methods research. Qualitative methods, using focus group discussions with 31 diabetic patients (a convenience purposive sample), and an open ended self-administered questionnaire with ten health professionals serving them, assessed the NE needs and preferences (phase 1). The data were analysed according to the framework approach. The results from the needs assessment were used to plan a tailored NE programme (phase 2). A randomised controlled trial (quantitative) with a sample of 82 patients (with HbA1c ≥ 8), allocated to either intervention or control groups, evaluated the effect of the NE programme (phase 3). Outcomes [HbA1c, dietary behaviours, blood lipids, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), diabetes knowledge and attitudes towards diabetes and its treatment] were assessed at baseline, six months and 12 months respectively. An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) compared the groups on measured outcomes using baseline values, age, gender, and clinic as covariates. Rank ANCOVA was used for dietary intake. The level of significance for all tests was set at α < 0.05 for a two-tailed test. Results: Needs assessment Diabetes related knowledge deficits and inappropriate dietary practices, including food portion control problems, inadequate intake of vegetables and fruits and unbalanced diets, were observed. Eight barriers and two facilitators to dietary adherence were identified. Financial constraint was the major barrier while social support was the major facilitator. NE recommendations included content related to the disease and diet, group education at the clinic, a competent educator, provision of education materials and inclusion of family members. The planned NE programme consisted of eight weekly training sessions and six follow-up sessions (monthly and bi-monthly), vegetable gardening demonstrations and education materials. Nutrition education programme effects: Seventy six participants (38 per group) completed the study. The differences in HbA1c (primary outcome) between the intervention and control groups were -0.62% (p=0.15) at six months and -0.67% (p=0.16) at 12 months. Few participants, four from the intervention group and one from the control group, achieved HbA1c target (<7%) at both six and 12 months, [(p=0.20), (p=0.36)] respectively. There were no significant between group differences in BMI, lipid profile and blood pressure at six months and 12 months. Starchy foods intake (median servings) were significantly lower in the intervention group compared to the control group, 9.3 vs. 10.8 (p=0.005) at six months and 9.9 vs. 11.9 (p=0.017) at 12 months. The proportion of participants growing own vegetables significantly increased in the intervention group compared to the control group 17/41 vs. 5/40 (p=0.003) at six months and 16/38 vs. 5/38 at 12 months. No significant group differences in the intake of energy, macronutrients, vegetable and fruits, sodium, cholesterol and fibre were observed at six and 12 months. Diabetes knowledge improved in the intervention group +0.95 (p=0.033) and +2.2 (p=0.000) when compared with the control group at six and 12 months respectively. There were no significant group differences in the attitudes towards diabetes and its treatment. Conclusions: The qualitative needs assessment provided insight for planning a tailored NE programme. The NE improved some dietary behaviours (starchy foods portion control and growing own vegetables) and diabetes knowledge. A non-significant lowering of HbA1c was observed. / Thesis (Phd)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / Human Nutrition / unrestricted

L’hypoglycémie est une barrière au traitement du diabète de type 1 (DbT1). La collation au coucher est recommandée pour prévenir l’hypoglycémie nocturne (HN), mais son efficacité n’est pas démontrée. Objectif : Déterminer si une prise alimentaire en soirée est associée à la survenue d’HN. Étude observationnelle : 100 DbT1 ont porté un lecteur de glucose en continu et complété un journal alimentaire pendant 72 heures. L’HN est survenue durant 28 % des nuits. Une prise alimentaire en soirée n’était pas associée à l’HN. Toutefois, dans un modèle ajusté, l’apport en glucides en soirée était positivement associé aux HN (avec injection d’insuline rapide) et l’apport en protéines inversement associé aux HN (sans injection d’insuline rapide). Manger en soirée ne semble pas associé à moins d’HN. Des études contrôlées sont nécessaires pour comprendre l’effet de la collation au coucher sur le contrôle glycémique et le rôle de l’insuline rapide injectée en soirée. / Hypoglycemia remains a limiting factor of type 1 diabetes (T1D) treatment. Bedtime snack is often suggested to reduce nocturnal hypoglycemia (NH), but its effectiveness is not supported by evidence-based data. Objective: To determine the association between post-dinner dietary intake and NH occurrence. This is an observational study during which 100 T1D wore a blinded continuous glucose monitoring system and completed a food diary for 72 hours. NH occurred on 28 % of the 282 nights studied. Post-dinner dietary intake was not associated with NH. However, in multivariate models, carbohydrate intake was positively associated with NH (when rapid insulin was injected) and protein intake was inversely associated with NH (without rapid insulin injected). Post-dinner dietary intake does not seem to be associated with a reduce occurrence of NH. Further studies are needed to better understand the impact of bedtime snack on glycemic control and the role of the injection of rapid insulin in the evening.