Usporedba znanja o prehrani i prehrambenih navika u žena s obzirom na prisutnost dijagnoze sindroma policističnih jajnika

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Comparison of dietary knowledge and eating habits in women according to polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis
• Author: Natalija Hoić
• Mentor: Ivana Rumbak (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology; (Department of Food Quality Control); (Laboratory for Nutrition Science); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-07-15, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOTECHNICAL SCIENCES; Nutrition

Abstract

Premda se smatra da je prehrana jedan od važnih čimbenika za razvoj sindroma policističnih jajnika (PCOS), njezina uloga u nastanku i liječenju ovog sindroma i dalje je predmet istraživanja jer jedinstvene smjernice za prehranu žena s PCOS-om još uvijek nisu definirane. Cilj ovog istraživanja je usporedba znanja i prehrambenih navika validiranim indeksima za procjenu kakvoće prehrane u žena obzirom na dijagnozu PCOS. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 65 žena s potvrđenom dijagnozom i 172 žena bez PCOS. Korišten je validirani upitnik koji se sastojao od općeg dijela, upitnika o učestalosti unosa hrane te upitnika za procjenu znanja o prehrani. Analizom dobivenih rezultata nije utvrđena statistički značajna razlika u prehrambenim indeksima, kao ni kod znanja o prehrani (p=0,94). Prehrambene navike i razina znanja utvrđene u ovom istraživanju ukazuju na mogućnost unaprjeđenja edukacije i dostupnosti znanstveno utemeljenih informacija o prehrani i potencijalnim promjenama životnog stila u svrhu poboljšanja zdravlja žena sa PCOS.

Abstract (english)

Although nutrition is considered to be one of the important factors for the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), its role in the onset and treatment of this syndrome is still the subject of numerous studies because unique guidelines for the diet of women with PCOS have not yet been defined. The aim of the study is to compare knowledge and eating habits with validated indices for evaluation of the quality of nutrition in women diagnosed with PCOS. The study involved 65 women with confirmed diagnosis and 172 women without PCOS. A validated questionnaire was used, which consisted of a general part, a questionnaire on the frequency of food intake and a part for evaluation of knowledge about nutrition. The analysis of the obtained results did not reveal a statistically significant difference in food indices, as well as in knowledge about nutrition (p = 0.94). Eating habits and level of knowledge identified in this study indicate a possibility to improve education and availability of scientifically based information on nutrition and potential lifestyle changes in order to improve the health of women with PCOS.

• Keywords: PCOS; prehrambeni indeksi; znanje o prehrani; žene
• Keywords (english): PCOS; Diet Quality Scores; nutrition knowledge; women
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:159:706708
• Study programme: Title: Nutrition; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) nutricionizma (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) nutricionizma)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-07-19 09:20:09