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A listeriose é uma infeção adquirida, principalmente, pela ingestão de alimentos contaminados com a bactéria Listeria monocytogenes. Apesar de ser uma infeção rara, sua mortalidade é alta em indivíduos de risco, como os doentes oncológicos. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar conhecimentos, atitudes e comportamentos de doentes oncológicos sobre segurança alimentar em geral e listeriose em particular. Para isso, um questionário foi aplicado a 226 indivíduos em tratamento oncológico. Menos da metade dos doentes oncológicos manifestaram saber o que era segurança alimentar. O conhecimento foi maior em pessoas com mais habilitações literárias. Os doentes relataram verificar o prazo de validade dos alimentos, entretanto, 26,5%, assumiram que consumiriam alimentos fora do prazo de validade. O perfil das pessoas que evitam alimentos fora da validade é composto por homens, pessoas com baixas habilitações literárias, pessoas que estão a fazer quimioterapia e que estão no primeiro ano de diagnóstico da doença. Verificou-se que a maioria não alterou a forma de preparar ou armazenar os alimentos depois do diagnóstico de cancro. A mudança de hábitos culinários foi maior quando o doente se preocupava com sua segurança alimentar e/ou tinha sido aconselhado por um profissional de saúde. Constatou-se quase total desconhecimento sobre listeriose, pois somente 5,8% dos doentes já haviam ouvido falar. O conhecimento sobre a doença foi maior em pessoas sem dificuldades económicas e que não estavam a fazer quimioterapia. Os doentes não sabiam como prevenir a listeriose. A maioria evitava alimentos devido ao seu estado de saúde, no entanto, apenas 22,1 % não consumiam nenhum alimento de risco para listeriose. Os doentes gostariam que fossem divulgadas mais informações sobre a listeriose, sendo a comunicação verbal de profissionais de saúde o método preferido para recebê-las. É necessário que profissionais de saúde desenvolvam e implementem programas de educação em segurança alimentar aos doentes oncológicos.
Listeriosis is an infection acquired mainly by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Despite being a rare infection, its mortality rate is high in individuals at risk, such as cancer patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of cancer patients regarding food safety in general and listeriosis in particular. A questionnaire was applied to 226 individuals undergoing cancer treatment. Less than half of cancer patients said they knew what food security was. The knowledge was greater in people with higher educational qualifications. Patients reported checking the shelf life of the food, however, 26.5% assumed that they would consume food that had gone beyond its shelf life. The profile of people who avoid out-of-date foods consists of men, people with low educational qualifications, people who are undergoing chemotherapy and who are in the first year of diagnosis of the disease. It was found that the majority did not change the way they prepare or store food after the diagnosis of cancer. The change in culinary habits was greater when the patient was concerned about their food safety and / or had been advised by a health professional. There was an almost total lack of knowledge about listeriosis, with only 5.8% of the patients having heard of it. Knowledge about the disease was greater in people without economic difficulties and who were not undergoing chemotherapy. Patients did not know how to prevent listeriosis. Most avoided food due to their health status, however, only 22.1% did not consume any food at risk for listeriosis. Patients would like more information on listeriosis to be disseminated, with verbal communication from health professionals being the preferred method of receiving them. It is necessary for health professionals to develop and implement food safety education programs for cancer patients.
Listeriosis is an infection acquired mainly by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Despite being a rare infection, its mortality rate is high in individuals at risk, such as cancer patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of cancer patients regarding food safety in general and listeriosis in particular. A questionnaire was applied to 226 individuals undergoing cancer treatment. Less than half of cancer patients said they knew what food security was. The knowledge was greater in people with higher educational qualifications. Patients reported checking the shelf life of the food, however, 26.5% assumed that they would consume food that had gone beyond its shelf life. The profile of people who avoid out-of-date foods consists of men, people with low educational qualifications, people who are undergoing chemotherapy and who are in the first year of diagnosis of the disease. It was found that the majority did not change the way they prepare or store food after the diagnosis of cancer. The change in culinary habits was greater when the patient was concerned about their food safety and / or had been advised by a health professional. There was an almost total lack of knowledge about listeriosis, with only 5.8% of the patients having heard of it. Knowledge about the disease was greater in people without economic difficulties and who were not undergoing chemotherapy. Patients did not know how to prevent listeriosis. Most avoided food due to their health status, however, only 22.1% did not consume any food at risk for listeriosis. Patients would like more information on listeriosis to be disseminated, with verbal communication from health professionals being the preferred method of receiving them. It is necessary for health professionals to develop and implement food safety education programs for cancer patients.
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Listeriose Segurança alimentar Cancro Conhecimento Doença alimentar Listeriosis Food safety Cancer Knowledge Foodborne disease