中村, 伸枝

Nakamura, Nobue

学童

The present study involved a nurse and school nurse working cooperatively to clarify the effects and limitations of a program focusing on the eating habits of elementary school fifth year pupils. The program was planned based on investigations at the school regarding learning achievement and eating habits. The school nurse. class teachers and school dietician performed the actual program. The nurse was involved in preparation of materials and evaluation of the program. The program analyzed 82 data recovered from 3 time points:before initiating the program, at completion of the program, and at l year after program completion. At completion of the program, improvements in daily Iife habits were 0bserved, including increased walking, decreased constipation and unbalanced diets, and earlier timing of the evening meal. However, improvements in unbalanced diet and time of evening meal were not maintained after l year. Body fatness of children after l year was significantly lower than that before initiating the program. Obese children whose body fatness had decreased to <20% after 1 year displayed the following characteristics: body fatness of <31% before program initiation; 1arge increases in stature; presence of few problematic lifestyle habits; and improved eating habits were continued after completion of the program. Execution and evaluation of the program by the nurse in cooperation with the school nurse enabled that the consideration was deepened on effect of the prograrn.