Selection of quality indicators for nutritional therapy in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil
Background Quality indicators for nutritional therapy (QINT) are important in assessing care and monitoring of resources. Among the 30 indicators proposed by International Life Sciences Institute, Brazil, there is still no evaluation of the most pertinent for Pediatrics. Objective To list the 10 mai...
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| description | Background Quality indicators for nutritional therapy (QINT) are important in assessing care and monitoring of resources. Among the 30 indicators proposed by International Life Sciences Institute, Brazil, there is still no evaluation of the most pertinent for Pediatrics. Objective To list the 10 main quality indicators for nutritional therapies (QINTs) for Pediatrics. Methods This was a two-phase cross-sectional study. Firstly, a questionnaire was answered by physicians, nutritionists, nurses, and pharmacists, all with having experience in nutritional therapy (NT) with Pediatrics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Participants assessed four attributes of QINT by using the Likert scale. A Top 10 ranked QINT list for Pediatrics was established. To verify the consistency of the questionnaire, Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient was calculated. Secondly, the opinions of the participants on the results that were obtained were requested and the percentages of the positive responses were calculated. Results A total of 33 professionals participated in the first phase and 92% (n = 23 of 25) in the second phase approved the results of the selected indicators. Among the Top 10 QINTs, the three main ones were: #1: “Frequency of diarrhea in those patients on enteral nutrition” (mean = 13.194; α = 0.827); #2: “Frequency of dietary nutritional prescriptions upon the hospital discharge of the NT patients” (mean = 12.871; α = 0.822); #3: “Frequency of the NT patients who recovered their oral intake” (mean = 12.839; α = 0.859). Conclusion When considering the consistency and the concordance that were obtained, it can be suggested that the list of Top 10 QINTs as proposed in this study will help in the evaluation of NT quality indicators for Pediatrics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ae9d819a6434efa968564b77e8ae3c72023-12-03T11:05:17ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592018-04-016e463010.7717/peerj.4630Selection of quality indicators for nutritional therapy in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study conducted in BrazilJulia Bertoldi0Aline Ferreira1Luiza Scancetti2Patricia Padilha3Laboratório de Ciências do Exercício, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilInstituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilInstituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilInstituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBackground Quality indicators for nutritional therapy (QINT) are important in assessing care and monitoring of resources. Among the 30 indicators proposed by International Life Sciences Institute, Brazil, there is still no evaluation of the most pertinent for Pediatrics. Objective To list the 10 main quality indicators for nutritional therapies (QINTs) for Pediatrics. Methods This was a two-phase cross-sectional study. Firstly, a questionnaire was answered by physicians, nutritionists, nurses, and pharmacists, all with having experience in nutritional therapy (NT) with Pediatrics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Participants assessed four attributes of QINT by using the Likert scale. A Top 10 ranked QINT list for Pediatrics was established. To verify the consistency of the questionnaire, Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient was calculated. Secondly, the opinions of the participants on the results that were obtained were requested and the percentages of the positive responses were calculated. Results A total of 33 professionals participated in the first phase and 92% (n = 23 of 25) in the second phase approved the results of the selected indicators. Among the Top 10 QINTs, the three main ones were: #1: “Frequency of diarrhea in those patients on enteral nutrition” (mean = 13.194; α = 0.827); #2: “Frequency of dietary nutritional prescriptions upon the hospital discharge of the NT patients” (mean = 12.871; α = 0.822); #3: “Frequency of the NT patients who recovered their oral intake” (mean = 12.839; α = 0.859). Conclusion When considering the consistency and the concordance that were obtained, it can be suggested that the list of Top 10 QINTs as proposed in this study will help in the evaluation of NT quality indicators for Pediatrics.https://peerj.com/articles/4630.pdfQuality indicatorsNutritional therapyPediatrics |
| spellingShingle | Julia Bertoldi Aline Ferreira Luiza Scancetti Patricia Padilha Selection of quality indicators for nutritional therapy in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil PeerJ Quality indicators Nutritional therapy Pediatrics |
| title | Selection of quality indicators for nutritional therapy in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil |
| title_full | Selection of quality indicators for nutritional therapy in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Selection of quality indicators for nutritional therapy in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selection of quality indicators for nutritional therapy in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil |
| title_short | Selection of quality indicators for nutritional therapy in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil |
| title_sort | selection of quality indicators for nutritional therapy in pediatrics a cross sectional study conducted in brazil |
| topic | Quality indicators Nutritional therapy Pediatrics |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/4630.pdf |
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