Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho
Biographic Data
| ID | 1786035 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raquel Braz Assunção |
| FAMILY NAME | Botelho |
| SIGNATURE | BOTELHO R B A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade de Brasília |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0369-287X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The self-perception of leadership by Brazilian dietitians
The dietitian needs to develop leadership as an essential competence for professional practice as a health professional. Different areas of activity in which this professional is inserted require this ability to provide a high-quality service, which improves patient /client satisfaction and reduces organizations' costs. The objective was to investigate the self-perception of the leadership style exerted by Brazilian dietitians. It is an explorato…
Brazilian Food Handlers' Years of Work in the Foodservice and Excess Weight
This study aimed to evaluate the association between the years of work of food handlers in the foodservice and excess weight among Brazilian low-income food handlers. A total of 559 food handlers from all Brazilian regions were characterized using a questionnaire. Weight and height were measured to estimate the Body Mass Index and classify the individuals. The association between food handlers' years of work in the foodservice, anthropometric sta…
Factors interfering with the adoption of good hygiene practices in public school food services in Bahia, Brazil
This cross-sectional study aimed to identify factors that interfere with the adoption of good hygiene practices in public school food services (SFS) in Bahia, Brazil. The search was conducted in public schools in Bahia/Brazil. Data collection included (i) evaluation of the adoption of Good Practices in school food services through visual observation and registration in the checklist in Good Hygienic Practices in School Food Services; (ii) Identif…
A Study on Perception and Exposure to Occupational Risks at Public School Food Services in Bahia, Brazil
Food service work is hazardous due to the intense rhythm of food production, and the working conditions can cause discomfort, fatigue, and occupational accidents and illnesses. For the perception of exposure to occupational hazards, workers must participate in continuing education programs. This study aimed to verify the perception and exposure to occupational risks at school food services (SFS) in Bahia, Brazil. This cross-sectional study was co…
Vegan milk and egg alternatives commercialized in Brazil
Worldwide, there is an increasing demand for plant-based food due to sustainable, health, ethical, religious, philosophical, and economic reasons. In Brazil, 14% of the population declares themselves vegetarians, and a noticeable increase in the consumption of vegan products is also noted. Substitution of animal dairy and egg is challenging from both sensory and nutritional aspects. Yet, there are no data regarding the nutritional value and ingre…
Are Vegan Alternatives to Meat Products Healthy? A Study on Nutrients and Main Ingredients of Products Commercialized in Brazil
Proteins are essential components in human nutrition, and animal products are usually the primary sources of human ingestion. However, the number of adherents to vegetarian and vegan diets has grown significantly, highlighting the need for alternatives to replace animal proteins. Meat substitutes aim to mimic the nutritional value and sensory characteristics of meat. However, studies suggest differences in their composition. This study is the fir…
Food Neophobia in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Food neophobia (FN) is common among children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), potentially impairing their health and diet quality. This study aimed to investigate and classify the prevalence of FN among 4-to-11-year-old Brazilian children with ASD. This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed by applying online a validated instrument to identify FN in Brazilian children with ASD through their caregivers' responses for a national pre…
Quality of Life Prior and in the Course of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Dietitians as healthcare professionals could decrease their quality of life during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic period; therefore, this study aimed to compare Brazilian dietitians’ perceptions of quality of life before and during the pandemic. This nationwide cross-sectional research aimed to evaluate Brazilian dietitians’ quality of life before and in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, using a previously validated self-administered instrument WHO-Q…
Characterization, Nutrient Intake, and Nutritional Status of Low-Income Students Attending a Brazilian University Restaurant
In Brazilian universities, the university restaurant (UR) is essential in supporting students to complete their courses, as the UR offers free or low-cost food. In this sense, this research aimed to evaluate public policy effectiveness in offering food to low-income students attending the UR of the University of Brasília. This cross-sectional study compared low-income students (participating in the Student Assistance Program-Group 1) and students…
Food Insecurity among Low-Income Food Handlers
This study aims to evaluate food insecurity (FI) among Brazilian Community restaurant food handlers and its associated factors. This cross-sectional study was performed with a representative sample of 471 food handlers working in community restaurants (CR) from all Brazilian regions. Participants are mostly female (62.2%), ≤40 years old (67.7%), with a partner (52.0%), and with up to eight years of education (54.1%). Predictors of participants' s…
Well-Being at Work
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, respect…
Health Conditions and Dietary Intake Among Brazilian Immigrants in the United States of America
Wellbeing at Work before and during the Sars-COV-2 Pandemic
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 wa…
Food Safety Conditions in Home-Kitchens
This study aimed to analyze the food safety conditions in home kitchens from the Brazilian Federal District. A previously validated instrument composed of 77 items (in four blocks) was used to evaluate the safety conditions in home kitchens. A survey was carried out with on-site application with 226 home kitchens' food handlers in the Federal District, Brazil to evaluate Brazilian home kitchens' good practices. Of the home kitchen food handlers, …
Effects of the Rango Cards game intervention on food consumption, nutritional knowledge and self-efficacy in the adoption of healthy eating practices of high school students
Objective: The study aimed to assess the impact of a game-based nutritional intervention on food consumption, nutritional knowledge and self-efficacy in the adoption of healthy eating practices. Design: This cluster randomised controlled trial included both male and female high school students from private schools in the Federal District, Brazil. Four schools were randomly selected for each group. Investigated variables were age, sex, monthly fam…
Unhygienic Practices of Health Professionals in Brazilian Public Hospital Restaurants
This study aimed to evaluate health professionals' unhygienic practices and the stages of behaviour change in Brazilian public hospital restaurants. We evaluated all medium/large-sized public hospital restaurants (HRs) from the Brazilian Federal District ( n = 9); a representative sample of 128 users). We evaluated the HRs' physical structures, their consumers' socio-demographic characteristics, their unhygienic practices, as well as the stages o…
Good Practices in Home Kitchens
This study aimed to develop and validate an instrument to evaluate Brazilian home kitchens' good practices. We elaborated on the preliminary version of the check-list based on the Brazilian resolution for food safety Collegiate Board Resolution 216 (RDC 216), Collegiate Board Resolution 275 (RDC 275), the standard 22000 from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 22000) and Codex Alimentarius. Seven experts with experience in the…
Epidemiological Surveillance System on Foodborne Diseases in Brazil after 10-Years of Its Implementation
This study aimed to evaluate the data quality of the Brazilian Epidemiological Surveillance System on Foodborne Diseases (VE-DTA) through the evaluation of the completeness of the record after 10-years of its implementation. The study evaluated the measurement of completeness by quantifying ignored, incomplete or blank responses of the data items filled. The evaluation used the percentage of completion of these items regarding the total number of…
Rango Cards, a digital game designed to promote a healthy diet
Several food and nutrition education actions have been described in the literature, with emphasis on the recommended use of innovative methods when addressing a young audience. Digital games are an attractive, dynamic, and motivating resource for teaching and learning practices, and adolescents form the group that readily accepts and adopts new technologies. Adapting dietary and nutritional guidelines to change dietary behavior is a challenge, an…
Food insecurity and nutritional status of individuals in a socially vulnerable situation in Brazil
The objective was to investigate the association between food insecurity (FI) and anthropometric indicators among beneficiaries of a Brazilian social program called Community Canteens (CCs). This was a cross-sectional study. The associations were analyzed by chi-square test and Poisson regression. The subjects were 1,232 patrons of Brazil’s CCs. Men with severe FI had a lower mean BMI (-1.53 kg/m2) and a lower body fat percentage (-3.83 percentag…
Perfil e situação de insegurança alimentar dos usuários dos Restaurantes Populares no Brasil
O objetivo foi identificar o perfil dos usuários do programa Restaurantes Populares e suas associações com a situação de insegurança alimentar domiciliar. Trata-se de estudo transversal com amostra aleatória de 1.637 usuários. Foi utilizado um questionário com variáveis socioeconômicas, a Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar e aferidos peso e altura. Foram aplicados o teste de qui- quadrado, cálculo das razões de prevalência (RP) bruta e aj…
Atitudes de risco do consumidor em restaurantes de auto-serviço
OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as possibilidades de contaminação dos alimentos no balcão de distribuição, causada por usuários de Unidades Produtoras de Refeições. MÉTODOS: A coleta de informações foi realizada em 10 Unidades Produtoras de Refeições do Distrito Federal, via observação direta de 12 atitudes de risco cometidas pelos consumidores (n=3.447), no período de outubro de 2003 a setembro de 2004. O horário selecionado para o…
Perfil e situação de insegurança alimentar dos usuários dos Restaurantes Populares no Brasil
O objetivo foi identificar o perfil dos usuários do programa Restaurantes Populares e suas associações com a situação de insegurança alimentar domiciliar. Trata-se de estudo transversal com amostra aleatória de 1.637 usuários. Foi utilizado um questionário com variáveis socioeconômicas, a Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar e aferidos peso e altura. Foram aplicados o teste de qui- quadrado, cálculo das razões de prevalência (RP) bruta e aj…
Atitudes de risco do consumidor em restaurantes de auto-serviço
OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as possibilidades de contaminação dos alimentos no balcão de distribuição, causada por usuários de Unidades Produtoras de Refeições. MÉTODOS: A coleta de informações foi realizada em 10 Unidades Produtoras de Refeições do Distrito Federal, via observação direta de 12 atitudes de risco cometidas pelos consumidores (n=3.447), no período de outubro de 2003 a setembro de 2004. O horário selecionado para o…
Perfil e situação de insegurança alimentar dos usuários dos Restaurantes Populares no Brasil
O objetivo foi identificar o perfil dos usuários do programa Restaurantes Populares e suas associações com a situação de insegurança alimentar domiciliar. Trata-se de estudo transversal com amostra aleatória de 1.637 usuários. Foi utilizado um questionário com variáveis socioeconômicas, a Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar e aferidos peso e altura. Foram aplicados o teste de qui- quadrado, cálculo das razões de prevalência (RP) bruta e aj…
Food insecurity and nutritional status of individuals in a socially vulnerable situation in Brazil
The objective was to investigate the association between food insecurity (FI) and anthropometric indicators among beneficiaries of a Brazilian social program called Community Canteens (CCs). This was a cross-sectional study. The associations were analyzed by chi-square test and Poisson regression. The subjects were 1,232 patrons of Brazil’s CCs. Men with severe FI had a lower mean BMI (-1.53 kg/m2) and a lower body fat percentage (-3.83 percentag…
Epidemiological Surveillance System on Foodborne Diseases in Brazil after 10-Years of Its Implementation
This study aimed to evaluate the data quality of the Brazilian Epidemiological Surveillance System on Foodborne Diseases (VE-DTA) through the evaluation of the completeness of the record after 10-years of its implementation. The study evaluated the measurement of completeness by quantifying ignored, incomplete or blank responses of the data items filled. The evaluation used the percentage of completion of these items regarding the total number of…
Rango Cards, a digital game designed to promote a healthy diet
Several food and nutrition education actions have been described in the literature, with emphasis on the recommended use of innovative methods when addressing a young audience. Digital games are an attractive, dynamic, and motivating resource for teaching and learning practices, and adolescents form the group that readily accepts and adopts new technologies. Adapting dietary and nutritional guidelines to change dietary behavior is a challenge, an…
Unhygienic Practices of Health Professionals in Brazilian Public Hospital Restaurants
This study aimed to evaluate health professionals' unhygienic practices and the stages of behaviour change in Brazilian public hospital restaurants. We evaluated all medium/large-sized public hospital restaurants (HRs) from the Brazilian Federal District ( n = 9); a representative sample of 128 users). We evaluated the HRs' physical structures, their consumers' socio-demographic characteristics, their unhygienic practices, as well as the stages o…
Good Practices in Home Kitchens
This study aimed to develop and validate an instrument to evaluate Brazilian home kitchens' good practices. We elaborated on the preliminary version of the check-list based on the Brazilian resolution for food safety Collegiate Board Resolution 216 (RDC 216), Collegiate Board Resolution 275 (RDC 275), the standard 22000 from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 22000) and Codex Alimentarius. Seven experts with experience in the…
Wellbeing at Work before and during the Sars-COV-2 Pandemic
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 wa…
Food Safety Conditions in Home-Kitchens
This study aimed to analyze the food safety conditions in home kitchens from the Brazilian Federal District. A previously validated instrument composed of 77 items (in four blocks) was used to evaluate the safety conditions in home kitchens. A survey was carried out with on-site application with 226 home kitchens' food handlers in the Federal District, Brazil to evaluate Brazilian home kitchens' good practices. Of the home kitchen food handlers, …
Effects of the Rango Cards game intervention on food consumption, nutritional knowledge and self-efficacy in the adoption of healthy eating practices of high school students
Objective: The study aimed to assess the impact of a game-based nutritional intervention on food consumption, nutritional knowledge and self-efficacy in the adoption of healthy eating practices. Design: This cluster randomised controlled trial included both male and female high school students from private schools in the Federal District, Brazil. Four schools were randomly selected for each group. Investigated variables were age, sex, monthly fam…
Quality of Life Prior and in the Course of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Dietitians as healthcare professionals could decrease their quality of life during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic period; therefore, this study aimed to compare Brazilian dietitians’ perceptions of quality of life before and during the pandemic. This nationwide cross-sectional research aimed to evaluate Brazilian dietitians’ quality of life before and in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, using a previously validated self-administered instrument WHO-Q…
Characterization, Nutrient Intake, and Nutritional Status of Low-Income Students Attending a Brazilian University Restaurant
In Brazilian universities, the university restaurant (UR) is essential in supporting students to complete their courses, as the UR offers free or low-cost food. In this sense, this research aimed to evaluate public policy effectiveness in offering food to low-income students attending the UR of the University of Brasília. This cross-sectional study compared low-income students (participating in the Student Assistance Program-Group 1) and students…
Food Insecurity among Low-Income Food Handlers
This study aims to evaluate food insecurity (FI) among Brazilian Community restaurant food handlers and its associated factors. This cross-sectional study was performed with a representative sample of 471 food handlers working in community restaurants (CR) from all Brazilian regions. Participants are mostly female (62.2%), ≤40 years old (67.7%), with a partner (52.0%), and with up to eight years of education (54.1%). Predictors of participants' s…
Well-Being at Work
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, respect…
Health Conditions and Dietary Intake Among Brazilian Immigrants in the United States of America
Brazilian Food Handlers' Years of Work in the Foodservice and Excess Weight
This study aimed to evaluate the association between the years of work of food handlers in the foodservice and excess weight among Brazilian low-income food handlers. A total of 559 food handlers from all Brazilian regions were characterized using a questionnaire. Weight and height were measured to estimate the Body Mass Index and classify the individuals. The association between food handlers' years of work in the foodservice, anthropometric sta…
Factors interfering with the adoption of good hygiene practices in public school food services in Bahia, Brazil
This cross-sectional study aimed to identify factors that interfere with the adoption of good hygiene practices in public school food services (SFS) in Bahia, Brazil. The search was conducted in public schools in Bahia/Brazil. Data collection included (i) evaluation of the adoption of Good Practices in school food services through visual observation and registration in the checklist in Good Hygienic Practices in School Food Services; (ii) Identif…
A Study on Perception and Exposure to Occupational Risks at Public School Food Services in Bahia, Brazil
Food service work is hazardous due to the intense rhythm of food production, and the working conditions can cause discomfort, fatigue, and occupational accidents and illnesses. For the perception of exposure to occupational hazards, workers must participate in continuing education programs. This study aimed to verify the perception and exposure to occupational risks at school food services (SFS) in Bahia, Brazil. This cross-sectional study was co…
Vegan milk and egg alternatives commercialized in Brazil
Worldwide, there is an increasing demand for plant-based food due to sustainable, health, ethical, religious, philosophical, and economic reasons. In Brazil, 14% of the population declares themselves vegetarians, and a noticeable increase in the consumption of vegan products is also noted. Substitution of animal dairy and egg is challenging from both sensory and nutritional aspects. Yet, there are no data regarding the nutritional value and ingre…
Are Vegan Alternatives to Meat Products Healthy? A Study on Nutrients and Main Ingredients of Products Commercialized in Brazil
Proteins are essential components in human nutrition, and animal products are usually the primary sources of human ingestion. However, the number of adherents to vegetarian and vegan diets has grown significantly, highlighting the need for alternatives to replace animal proteins. Meat substitutes aim to mimic the nutritional value and sensory characteristics of meat. However, studies suggest differences in their composition. This study is the fir…
Food Neophobia in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Food neophobia (FN) is common among children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), potentially impairing their health and diet quality. This study aimed to investigate and classify the prevalence of FN among 4-to-11-year-old Brazilian children with ASD. This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed by applying online a validated instrument to identify FN in Brazilian children with ASD through their caregivers' responses for a national pre…
The self-perception of leadership by Brazilian dietitians
The dietitian needs to develop leadership as an essential competence for professional practice as a health professional. Different areas of activity in which this professional is inserted require this ability to provide a high-quality service, which improves patient /client satisfaction and reduces organizations' costs. The objective was to investigate the self-perception of the leadership style exerted by Brazilian dietitians. It is an explorato…
Medicine (20 works) · Environmental health (13 works) · Food Safety and Hygiene (8 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (8 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Cross-sectional study (5 works) · Geography (5 works)