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- Indicadores de saúde oral em adolecentesPublication . Bica, Isabel; Cunha, Madalena; Marinho, Catarina; Cordinhã, Patrícia; Rodrigues, Vitor; Reis Santos, MargaridaOs indicadores da saúde oral permitem mensurar o estado de saúde e higiene da boca. O presente, estudo de natureza descritiva e cariz transversal, foi realizado numa amostra constituída por 189 adolescentes com idades compreendidas entre os 11 e 17 anos, com uma média de idades de 13 anos (Dp=1.17), do concelho de Sátão, distrito de Viseu. A pesquisa teve como finalidade avaliar o Índice de Dentes Cariados, Perdidos e Obturados (CPOD), o Índice de Placa Bacteriana Simplificado e caracterizar as práticas de higiene oral dos adolescentes. Para o efeito, a avaliação dos indicadores de saúde oral foi efetuada por observação clínica. Em face dos resultados inferiu-se que os adolescentes apresentam saúde oral precária, com 34,9% de dentes cariados, a maioria apresenta placa bacteriana reveladora de deficientes práticas de higiene oral. Os resultados reforçam que o planeamento das intervenções de educação para a saúde em adolescentes devem considerar os valores dos indicadores de saúde oral.
- Parental perception of toddlers body imagePublication . Marinho, Catarina; Reis Santos, Margarida; Koch, Maria CândidaCurrently, weight disorders, have reached a large part of the world population. Obesity in children, including toddlers, is a serious public health problem. There are many parents who do not recognize their children's overweight/obesity and toddlers parents of are less likely to recognize this problem. It is known that identifying overweight/obesity is critical to implementing prevention strategies and interventions as early as possible. We carried out a descriptive study of quantitative approach. It was applied: “Toddler Silhouette Scale” to parents of toddlers who attend day care centers in located the district of Viseu, Portugal. Data processed using IBM-SPSS24. It was concluded that 83.3% of the parents reported that their child had normal weight, 13.3% underweight and 3.3% overweight. Regarding the silhouette that they consider ideal, the totality of the parents, select silhouettes referring to the normal weight. In the evaluation of the current silhouette of the child, 6.7% opts for the image 1 (low Weight) and 3.3% for the image 6 (overweight), all the others select images of normal weight. According to the weight records of the individual health report, 3.3% of the children were underweight, 10% overweight and 6.7% obese. Our results corroborate those of the author of the scale who concluded that most parents correctly identify the silhouette that matches their child's actual weight. A study carried out in Portugal, revealed an absence of parental perception about the excess weight of the children.
- Parents' perception of toddlers' nutritional statePublication . Marinho, Catarina; Koch, Maria Cândida; Reis Santos, MargaridaBackground: Parents’ perception of children’s body image may assume an important role in children’s development. Aims: to assess parental perception on toddlers’ nutritional status. Methods: Study conducted with toddlers’ parents who attended nurseries in the district of Viseu, Portugal. Data collection instruments: a survey which included questions for social and demographic characterisation and the ‘Toddler Silhouette Scale’. Findings: Most parents have considered that the children’s silhouette, ideal (98.4%) and real (95.8%), corresponded to the one regarding normal weight. 21.1% of the children seen by the parents as having a normal weight, had in fact excess weight, 9% suffered from obesity and 0.5% were underweight. Conclusions: The results suggest the existence of an inaccurate parental perception about their children’s weight, reinforcing the importance of nurses who inform parents about their children’s nutritional status and guide them to adopt healthy lifestyles.
- Perceção parental da imagem corporal dos toddlersPublication . Marinho, Catarina; Reis Santos, Margarida; Cruz, Sandra