Nursing journal, Vol. 26 No. 1, 2021.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.11608/sgnj.26.1.5
Parental knowledge of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases in a child
Leona Cilar
; Fakulteta za zdravstvene vede, Univerza v Mariboru, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenija
Špela Polak
; Fakulteta za zdravstvene vede, Univerza v Mariboru, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenija
Barbara Kegl
; Fakulteta za zdravstvene vede, Univerza v Mariboru, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenija
Sažetak
Introduction: Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic lifelong disease
with various triggers, intermediate longer and shorter remissions. Parents
need to know what kind of nutrition the child with chronic inflammatory bowel
disease needs because they must be able to make the right decisions regarding
the child‘s diet. The right choice of diet gives a child enough energy in their daily
and enables the quality life. They must enjoy a healthy balanced diet so that
they receive all the nutrients the body needs. In our work, we presented chronic
inflammatory bowel disease in children and parents’ assessment of the child’s
quality of life.
Methods: We chose a quantitative methodology to establish the impact of diet
on the quality of life of the child with chronic inflammatory bowel disease. To
describe and define the problem, we used a descriptive method. A structured
measurement instrument was based on a review of the relevant foreign and
domestic literature. Statistical data analysis was performed using descriptive
and inferential statistics. Data were collected by a non-random and occasional
sampling survey.
Results: We found that most children whose parents participated in this research
have Crohn’s disease (n = 20; 50%) and ulcerative colitis (n = 16; 40%).
The type of food that is harmful to the child is fatty food (n = 33; 83%), followed
by spicy food (n = 32; 80%) and acidic food (n = 10; 25%). According to the parents’
assessment, children with chronic inflammatory bowel disease have good
(n = 22; 55%) health. We found that physicians provide parents with the most
necessary nutrition information. Through evaluation of the parents, we found
that there is no statistically significant correlation between the general assessment
of a child’s health and the type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease
(X² (2) = 5.925, p = 0.052). Also, there is no statistically significant correlation
between the eating pattern and parents ’assessment of their child’s quality of
life (U = 38.00, p. = 1.00).
Discussion: The health care providers have an important role to play in giving
appropriate information to parents to ensure the quality of life of the child. She
teaches parents and children about living with chronic inflammatory bowel disease
and emphasizes the importance of nutrition, which greatly contributes to
a better quality of life.
Ključne riječi
Chronic illness; healthy diet; parents; health care providers; motivation
Hrčak ID:
256187
URI
Datum izdavanja:
22.4.2021.
Posjeta: 858 *