Nutrition Needs Assessment of Young Special Olympics Participants

Autor/inn/en	Gibson, Jennifer C.; Temple, Viviene A.; Anholt, Jane P.; Gaul, Catherine A.
Titel	Nutrition Needs Assessment of Young Special Olympics Participants
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 36 (2011) 4, S.268-272 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Body Composition; Needs Assessment; Mental Retardation; Nutrition; Allergy; Caregivers; Foreign Countries; Athletics; Screening Tests; At Risk Persons; Athletes; Physical Health; Questionnaires; Diseases; Children; Dental Health; Parents; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Bedarfsermittlung; Geistige Behinderung; Ernährung; Allergie; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Ausland; Leichtathletik; Screening-Verfahren; Risikogruppe; Athlet; Gesundheitszustand; Fragebogen; Disease; Krankheit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Zahnärztliche Versorgung; Eltern; Kanada
Abstract	Background: Children with intellectual disability (ID) are at increased risk for obesity and nutrition-related health concerns, yet there is a paucity of data describing their nutrition status. The purpose of this study was to evaluate nutritional challenges of young participants (2-10 years of age) enrolled in Special Olympics Canada (SOC) programs. Method: A validated nutrition screening tool was mailed to 52 parents/caregivers of participants across 18 SOC programs in British Columbia, Canada. Results: Of the 29 (55.8%) questionnaires returned, 62.1% scored as "high" nutrition risk. Nutrition concerns included feeding (84.2%), oral motor (57.9%), and dental problems (26.3%), food allergies/intolerances (26.3%), constipation (15.8%), anaemia (10.3%), and diarrhoea (5.3%). Body mass index (BMI) for age data classified 16.7% of participants as overweight/obese and 22.2% as underweight. Conclusions: This study identifies some of the unique nutrition issues faced by children with ID. These data can help inform future ID health-related nutrition, prevention, and treatment programs. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10