Wellbeing at Work before and during the SARS-COV-2 Pandemic: A Brazilian Nationwide Study among Dietitians

This study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of dietitians' wellbeing at work before and during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic in Brazil. This cross-sectional study was performed using a previously validated instrument to investigate the wellbeing of dietitians at work in Brazil. The questionnaire on the wellbeing of dietitians was composed of 25 items (with a 5-point scale), characteristics, and questions about the SARS-COV-2 period. The application was carried out with GoogleForms(R)tool from 26 May to 7 June 2020. The weblink to access the research was sent via email, messaging apps, and social networks. Volunteers were recruited nationwide with the help of the Brazilian Dietitians Councils, support groups, as well as media outreach to reach as many dietitians as possible. Volunteers received, along with the research link, the invitation to participate, as well as the consent form. A representative sample of 1359 dietitians from all the Brazilian regions answered the questionnaire-mostly female (92.5%), Catholic (52.9%), from 25 to 39 years old (58.4%), with a partner (63.8%), and with no children (58%). Most of the participants continue working during the pandemic period (83.8%), but they did not have SARS-COV-2 (96%), nor did their family members (80.7%). The wellbeing at work before SARS-COV-2 was 3.88 +/- 0.71, statistically different (p< 0.05) from during the pandemic, with the wellbeing of 3.71 +/- 0.78. Wellbeing at work was higher before the pandemic for all the analyzed variables. Analyzing variables separately before and during the pandemic, dietitians with partners, children and a Ph.D. presented higher scores for wellbeing at work. Professionals receiving more than five times the minimum wage have higher scores. During the pandemic, better wellbeing was observed for dietitians working remotely

Well-Being at Work: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Portuguese Nutritionists

This exploratory, nationwide cross-sectional study was performed to investigate the well-being of Portuguese nutritionists, in addition to outlining their professional and demographic profile. Descriptive analyses were carried out to determine the measures relating to centralising tendency and dispersion of the sample. We compared means and proportions through t-tests and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The sample size was 206 individuals, respecting a minimum of eight respondents per item to validate the instrument. We recruited Nutritionists from Portugal nationwide using the list of electronic mail provided by the Order of Nutritionists. We sent an electronic mail to all the Nutritionists registered in this Order. We also used messaging applications and social networks (Instagram, Facebook) to reach Nutritionists who were not accessing electronic mail. Most respondents are women (92.5%), young (mean age = 31.4 ± 8.07 years; 54.2% of participants aging under 30 years), single, and with no children. More than half are Catholic (73.8%) and have less than ten years of nutritionist undergraduate completion (55.4%). The only variable that influences well-being at work is the economic variable Household Monthly Income. Those who earn less than €500.00 per month perceive themselves at a lesser state of work well-being than those who earn from €2501.00 to €5000.00 per month.</jats:p

O programa nacional de alimentação escolar como promotor de hábitos alimentares regionais The national school food program as a promoter of regional food habits

OBJETIVO: O presente estudo analisa a utilização de alimentos e preparações regionais nos cardápios da alimentação escolar do ensino público brasileiro, bem como sua freqüência e sua elaboração por nutricionistas, sendo um estudo transversal e qualitativo. MÉTODOS: Os cardápios analisados foram oficialmente solicitados pelo Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento da Educação aos municípios e estados de todo o País. Do cálculo amostral, dos 2 962 cardápios recebidos foram analisados 370, distribuídos proporcionalmente às regiões brasileiras, tomando-se como critério os cardápios do ensino fundamental da área urbana. RESULTADOS: Dos cardápios analisados, 63% a 87,8% foram elaborados por nutricionista. Entre as regiões, destaca-se a Sul, já que 86,5% dos cardápios contemplam pelo menos uma preparação regional no período de uma semana, enquanto na região Norte esse percentual cai para 38%. A região Norte apresentou menor relação entre o número de cardápios elaborados por nutricionista e número de preparações regionais, enquanto que a região Sul apresentou maior relação. CONCLUSÃO: É necessário que os responsáveis pelo Programa incentivem e contemplem as preparações típicas ao hábito alimentar de cada região no cardápio da alimentação escolar e reforcem os meios de fiscalização desta prática.<br>OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional and qualitative study analyzes the use of regional foods and preparations in the school menus of Brazilian public schools, as well as their frequency and the presence of dietitians. METHODS: The analyzed menus had been officially requested by the governmental area related to education in Brazil to the cities and the states of the entire country. For the sample, of the 2,962 menus received, 370 were analyzed, distributed proportionally by Brazilian regions. The criterion was the menus of the elementary schools located in urban areas. RESULTS: From the analyzed menus, 63 to 87.8% were made by dietitians. Among the regions, the south region stood out since 86.5% of the menus had at least one regional food per week. However, in the north region, the percentage of regional preparations dropped to 38%. Furthermore, this region had the smallest relation between the number of menus prepared by dieticians and the number of regional preparations, while the south region had the greatest. CONCLUSION: The professionals in charge of the National School Food Program need to encourage and consider typical regional preparations by including them in school menus and strengthen the monitoring of this practice