Students' knowledge of metabolic syndrome after educational intervention.

Autor:	Cortez RMA; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brazil., Batista AMO; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brazil., Rocha MRD; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brazil., Santos IMS; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brazil., Moura JRA; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brazil., Silva ARVD; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brazil.
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2018; Vol. 71 (suppl 4), pp. 1493-1499.
DOI:	10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0342
Abstrakt:	Objective: To analyze the knowledge of children and adolescents about risk factors for metabolic syndrome (MS) before and after educational interventions. Method: A quasi-experimental, comparative, prospective and intervention study conducted in 2015 and 2016 with 43 students in the city of Picos (state of Piauí-PI). Five health education meetings were held. For the knowledge analysis, was applied a questionnaire at three different moments. Results: Participants' mean age was 12.6 years (± 2.1), of which 60.5% were female. The 'More than good' level of knowledge went from 20.9% to 55.8% after interventions. When evaluated late, students maintained a higher level of knowledge compared to before the interventions. Most said they were able to change their lifestyle after educational meetings. Conclusion: The educational intervention promoted increase of knowledge and stimulated changes in attitudes related to risk factors associated with MS.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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