P223 - IMPACT OF INTERVENTION ON NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF WOMEN STAFF WITH PCOD METABOLIC SYNDROME AT MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL

P223

IMPACT OF INTERVENTION ON NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF WOMEN STAFF WITH PCOD METABOLIC SYNDROME AT MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL

S. Mehra^1,2,3,*

¹dietitics , mgm hospital , vashi, ²dietitics, iapen india , navi mumbai , ³dietitics, ida india, mumbai, India

Rationale: . This comparative study exhibited the impact of an educational intervention on nutritional management in women with PCOS way to metabolic syndrome

Methods: Study was conducted  166 staff aged 20-35 years diagnosed with PCOS in a multispeciality hospital. Online questionnaire was filled by subjects and utilized for pre and post-tests. The subjects had complained of mild to severe bloating and dysmenorrhea and also captured information on demographic, anthropometric, medical history, physical activity, lifestyle, and dietary habits in relation to PCOS.  comprehensive interventions for modification of eating behaviours in PCOS subjects through education strategy seemed necessary in this study.

Results: In pre-test data analysis we found that on daily basis consumption of fried foods (71.7%), bakery foods (53%), chocolates (84.3%), sweets (44.6%) were on higher side compared to salads (29.5%), vegetables (52%), and fruits (27.7%). Also 56% of participant’s water consumption was less than 1.5 l/day and 55% had sleep less than 6hours. The pre-test results indicated that 24.7% staff experienced bloating regularly and 65.1% experienced dysmenorrhea during their menstrual cycles and that reduced to 11.2% of bloating symptom. BMI >23.5 (27.2% of)  in subjects as a whole, was found and 33.5% had dysmenorrhea. They followed recommended diet, which indicated awareness of education in reducing bloating and dysmenorrhea during PCOS.

Conclusion: Study showed that educational intervention can improve etiology, nutrition and behaviour for effective management of subjects with PCOS. Hence, nutritional education intervention is effective and showed improvement in knowledge and practices of women with PCOS for prevention of other metabolic disorders in later part of life.

Disclosure of Interest: None declared