Nutrition Screening Initiative at University of Georgia

Public Health and Social Services: Education and Practice Conference

Kimberley Crawford, MSN, MPH, RN, NP-COtar Vasadze, MD, PhD

Mariam Izoria, HMA StudentRati Chichinadze, HMA Student

Basic Background• Georgia statistics (From WHO, 2012)• Distribution of years of lives lost

– Noncommunicable- 75%– Communicable – 15% – Injury 10%

• Adult Risk Factors– Increased blood glucose

• Male- 11.9%/ Female- 11.1%– Raised blood pressure

• Male- 42.6%/ Female- 34.3%– Obesity

• Male- 15.9%/ Female- 25.7%– Tobacco

• Male- 57%/ female- 6% (probably higher)

Objective

• To screen Faculty, Staff and Graduate level students for basic nutritional status and other factors related to nutrition intake

• To identify areas of potential health promotion and further study

Methods

• Utilized the Nutrition Screening Initiative– Short questionnaire with simple questions– History of repeated use in different populations– Easy to translate into Georgian

• Questionnaire was placed on UG intranet and popped up when person logged in.

• Was posted for anyone who logged in for 2 days– Including all levels of students, faculty and staff

Nutritional Screening Initiative1. I have an illness or condition that made me change the kind and/or

amount of food I eat2. I eat fewer than 2 meals per day3. I eat few fruits and vegetables4. I eat few milk products5. I have 3 or more drinks of beer, liquor or wine almost every day6. I have tooth or mouth problems that make it hard for me to eat7. I eat alone most of the time8. I take 3 or more different prescribed or over the counter drugs a day9. Without wanting to, I have lost or gained 10 kilograms in the last 6

months10. I am not always physically able to shop, cook and or feed myself

Nutritional Screening Initiative

• Score– 0-2 Good! Recheck in 6 months– 3-5 Moderate nutritional risk. Recheck in 3

months– 6 or more High nutritional risk

Demographics

1 2 30

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Faculty/ Student Number of Responses

TotalMaleFemale

312

81

Faculty/Staff Masters/Graduate Total

235

Demographics

<25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 >66.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

120.0

140.0

160.0

Age (Years) Compared to Profession

TotalPersonnelMasters

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Results of Survey

5

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.8

7Total Score By Gender and Role

Male Female Graduate Students Faculty and Staff TOTAL

Tota

l Sco

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oint

s)

6.802

5.671

5.733

6.225

5.965

Results of Survey

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Total Score by Age

<25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 >66Age (Years)

Tota

l Sco

re (P

oint

s)

8.58

6

5.282

6.36

5.388

Q1: Illness or Condition to Change Eating HabitsQ8: Take 3 or More Prescribed Medicines Daily

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Comparing Questions 1 and 8 to Gender and Age

Question 1Question 8

Gender and Age (Years)

Perc

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ge o

f Yes

Ans

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s

Male Female <26 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 >65Grad F/S

Food Group Intake (Questions 2-4)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

51.1

42

41.6

Comparing Questions 2, 3, 4 to Gender

FemaleMale

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Comparing Questions 2, 3, 4 by Age

Question 2Question 3Question 4

Perc

enta

ge o

f Yes

Ans

wer

s

<25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 >66

Age (Years)

Q5: Three or More Drinks of Alcohol Most Days

Gender Role Age 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Question 5 by Gender, Role and Age

MaleFemaleGraduate StudentFaculty/ Staff<25 Years26-35 Years36-45 Years46-55 Years56-65 Years>65 Years

Perc

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f Yes

Ans

wer

s

Q6: Tooth or Mouth ProblemsQ7: Eating Alone Most of the Time

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Questions 6 and 7 Compared with Age

Question 6Question 7

Perc

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f Yes

Ans

wer

s

<25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 >65

Age (Years)

Q9: Gain or Lost 5 Kg Without Wanting ToQ10: Exercise 3 or More Times a Week

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Questions 9 and 10 Compared with Gender and Age

Question 9Question 10

<25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 >65FemaleMale

Conclusions• More questions need to be asked– Types of illnesses– Gaining or loosing weight- what is it due to– Inquire about smoking habits

• Areas for future focus– General Nutrition push for more fruits, vegetables and dairy

products and eating more regular balanced meals- Basic Nutrition classes

– Alcoholic intake in males, graduate students and elderly (small cohort)

– Promotion of Exercise

Thank you