Rita De Cássia Coelho De Almeida Akutsu
Biographic Data
| ID | 2763175 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rita De Cássia Coelho De Almeida Akutsu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rita De Cássia Coelho De Almeida |
| FAMILY NAME | Akutsu |
| SIGNATURE | AKUTSU R C C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade de Brasília |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0699-7617 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Food Security in Brazil
Community Restaurants (CRs), part of the Brazilian government's Popular Restaurant Program (PRP), provide free and/or affordable nutritionally balanced meals as an essential strategy to meet the most vulnerable population's basic needs and rights. This cross-sectional study evaluated the effectiveness of these CRs' proposed objectives in cities with ≥100,000 inhabitants in Brazil's northern and northeastern regions-Brazil's most vulnerable and hi…
Aconselhamento De Gravidez De Alto Risco Baseado Em Evidências
Fundo: O presente estudo tem como objetivo identificar e mapear investigações relacionadas ao aconselhamento de gestantes com alto risco obstétrico, fundamentado em evidências científicas. Métodos: Realizou-se uma busca nas bases de dados PubMed, Embase, BVS e Lilacs, abrangendo estudos primários e literatura cinzenta que tratassem de indicadores, crenças e aspectos éticos relacionados à Medicina Baseada em Evidências (MBE) no contexto de gestant…
Fatores Preditores Do Ganho De Peso Gestacional
Objetivo: Analisar a influência entre os fatores preditores obstétricos, estado nutricional, socioeconômicos e demográficos no ganho de peso na gestação. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, sendo que, para a execução foi utilizada a questão norteadora da pesquisa: “Quais são os fatores preditores associados ao ganho de peso gestacional?”. A pesquisa bibliográfica foi realizada em junho de 2024, sendo realizada buscas nas s…
Occupational stress and body composition of hospital workers
This study sought to analyze the influence of occupational stress on the body composition of hospital workers after one year of follow-up. This prospective cohort study included 218 workers from one of the leading private hospitals in the municipality of Santo Antônio de Jesus, Recôncavo da Bahia region, Northeast Brazil. Body composition was analyzed by proxy (Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference) and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis. The pri…
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…
The Effects of Workplace Stressors on Dietary Patterns among Workers at a Private Hospital in Recôncavo of Bahia, Brazil
Working in a hospital environment is known for presenting unhealthy features that affect the workers' health-features which have currently been intensified due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, this longitudinal study aimed to ascertain the level of job stress before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, how this changed, and its association with the dietary patterns of hospital workers. Data on sociodemographic, occupational, lifestyle, health, anthr…
Dietary Patterns, Occupational Stressors and Body Composition of Hospital Workers
This longitudinal study aimed to evaluate the association between dietary patterns and the body composition of hospital workers subjected to occupational stressors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data on sociodemographic, occupational, lifestyle, anthropometric, food consumption and occupational stress were collected before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 218 workers from a private hospital in Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, …
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…
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…
Gênero, segurança alimentar e nutricional e vulnerabilidade
A desigualdade de gênero se revela nas questões de educação, renda e acesso a Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional. No Brasil, o Programa Nacional Mulheres Mil tem como objetivo intensificar o processo de desenvolvimento regional e institucional, pela melhoria do acesso de mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade social à educação e ao mundo do trabalho. O objetivo é analisar a contribuição do Programa para redução da vulnerabilidade à insegurança al…
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, …
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…
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…
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…
Gênero, segurança alimentar e nutricional e vulnerabilidade
A desigualdade de gênero se revela nas questões de educação, renda e acesso a Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional. No Brasil, o Programa Nacional Mulheres Mil tem como objetivo intensificar o processo de desenvolvimento regional e institucional, pela melhoria do acesso de mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade social à educação e ao mundo do trabalho. O objetivo é analisar a contribuição do Programa para redução da vulnerabilidade à insegurança al…
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, …
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…
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…
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…
The Effects of Workplace Stressors on Dietary Patterns among Workers at a Private Hospital in Recôncavo of Bahia, Brazil
Working in a hospital environment is known for presenting unhealthy features that affect the workers' health-features which have currently been intensified due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, this longitudinal study aimed to ascertain the level of job stress before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, how this changed, and its association with the dietary patterns of hospital workers. Data on sociodemographic, occupational, lifestyle, health, anthr…
Dietary Patterns, Occupational Stressors and Body Composition of Hospital Workers
This longitudinal study aimed to evaluate the association between dietary patterns and the body composition of hospital workers subjected to occupational stressors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data on sociodemographic, occupational, lifestyle, anthropometric, food consumption and occupational stress were collected before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 218 workers from a private hospital in Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, …
Occupational stress and body composition of hospital workers
This study sought to analyze the influence of occupational stress on the body composition of hospital workers after one year of follow-up. This prospective cohort study included 218 workers from one of the leading private hospitals in the municipality of Santo Antônio de Jesus, Recôncavo da Bahia region, Northeast Brazil. Body composition was analyzed by proxy (Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference) and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis. The pri…
Food Security in Brazil
Community Restaurants (CRs), part of the Brazilian government's Popular Restaurant Program (PRP), provide free and/or affordable nutritionally balanced meals as an essential strategy to meet the most vulnerable population's basic needs and rights. This cross-sectional study evaluated the effectiveness of these CRs' proposed objectives in cities with ≥100,000 inhabitants in Brazil's northern and northeastern regions-Brazil's most vulnerable and hi…
Aconselhamento De Gravidez De Alto Risco Baseado Em Evidências
Fundo: O presente estudo tem como objetivo identificar e mapear investigações relacionadas ao aconselhamento de gestantes com alto risco obstétrico, fundamentado em evidências científicas. Métodos: Realizou-se uma busca nas bases de dados PubMed, Embase, BVS e Lilacs, abrangendo estudos primários e literatura cinzenta que tratassem de indicadores, crenças e aspectos éticos relacionados à Medicina Baseada em Evidências (MBE) no contexto de gestant…
Fatores Preditores Do Ganho De Peso Gestacional
Objetivo: Analisar a influência entre os fatores preditores obstétricos, estado nutricional, socioeconômicos e demográficos no ganho de peso na gestação. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, sendo que, para a execução foi utilizada a questão norteadora da pesquisa: “Quais são os fatores preditores associados ao ganho de peso gestacional?”. A pesquisa bibliográfica foi realizada em junho de 2024, sendo realizada buscas nas s…
Medicine (20 works) · Environmental health (15 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (9 works) · Food Safety and Hygiene (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works) · Cross-sectional study (5 works) · Disease (5 works)