Food profile of heart transplants in a brazilian transplantation center - Nursing performance in this scenario

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i288p7794-7803

Keywords:

Heart transplantation, Diet, Nutritional requirements, Nursing

Abstract

Objective- To describe the dietary profile of patients after late heart transplantation (HT) from a Brazilian transplant center. Method- Cross-sectional observational study with descriptive design. The study took place in a public education institution in Minas Gerais. Data collection took place from 2017 to 2019. Results-. The study sample consisted of 62 individuals transplanted between 2006 and 2016. Approximately 63% were male. The mean age was 46.53 years. The consumption of carbohydrates and fats was adequate in 46.77% and 59.68% of the sample, respectively. The consumption of proteins was above the recommended in 77.42% and the consumption of fibers below the recommended in 79.03%. Conclusion- There was a predominance of males. The individuals presented an adequate consumption of only carbohydrates and fats. There were no studies in the literature describing the role of nurses in the nutrition process in this scenario.

Author Biographies

Karla Cordeiro Gonçalves

Nurse. Master in Sciences Applied to Adult Health, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Nádia Vaz Sampaio

Nurse. Resident in cardiovascular nursing at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Hospital das Clínicas of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte

Wágner Do Nascimento Carvalho

Nurse. Doctoral student in nursing at the School of Nursing of the Federal University of Minas Gerais; School of Nursing, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Anna Letícia Miranda

Nurse. Doctoral Student in Sciences Applied to Adult Health at the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Minas Gerais; Hospital das Clínicas of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Gustavo Dos Santos Alves Maria

Physician. Graduated from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. School of Medicine of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Patrícia Amaro Andrade

Nutritionist. Master in Nutrition Science from the Federal University of Viçosa. Hospital das Clínicas of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Salete Maria de Fatima Silqueira

Nurse. PhD in Public Health Nursing from the University of São Paulo. School of Nursing, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Maria da Consolação Vieira Moreira

Physician. PhD in Cardiology Medicine from the University of São Paulo. School of Medicine of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Published

2022-05-20

How to Cite

Cordeiro Gonçalves, K. ., Vaz Sampaio, N., Do Nascimento Carvalho, W. ., Miranda, A. L. ., Dos Santos Alves Maria, G. ., Amaro Andrade, P. ., de Fatima Silqueira, S. M. ., & da Consolação Vieira Moreira, M. . (2022). Food profile of heart transplants in a brazilian transplantation center - Nursing performance in this scenario. Nursing Edição Brasileira, 25(288), 7794–7803. https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i288p7794-7803

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Artigos Cientí­ficos