Health Care Providers’ Knowledge aboutUsing Gluten andCasein Free Diet (GFCF) for Improving Behavioral Disorders of Autistic Children: A Dietary Educational Intervention.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
The removal of gluten and casein from the diet of autistic children has attracted significant interest from both lay and professional quarters. It has been our experience that many professionals are seeking additional training in working with individuals who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study aimed at investigating the level of knowledge and prospective of health care providers regarding Casein and gluten free diet (GFCF) and the impact of its implementation on changing autistic children physical, psychological and social symptoms. Aquasi experimental one group pre/post design was used with a convenient sample of 20 participants working in Al Basma Association for Special Needs Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. The results indicated that Majority (85%) didn’t have the basic knowledge regarding Casein and gluten free diet (CFGF) and their information regarding the importance of continuity of dietary interventions is inadequate to guide parents when they apply GFCF diet with their autistic children as their total mean in pre-assessment is (12.25 ± 14.46) compared with (65.20 ± 4.63) post program intervention with highly significant difference t=13.423 and P<0.001. The study concluded that the dietary intervention program is effective in improving knowledge of health care providers as regard to basic knowledge and familiarity with the GFCF dietary treatment the impact of the compliance of the GFCF diet and its effectiveness in improving characteristic of ASD behaviors. These results provide initial support for allied healthcareproviders to become in force of active participation in more workshops and training program starting from screening and referring children who are eligible to GFCF diet.Moreover,The study highlights the need formore nonprofit institutions to providecare for every child through their healthcare professionals who are in position to dessiminate knowledge of appropriate early identification services for parents or primary caregivers having autistic children.
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Amal I. Khalil, Wafaa Elarousy
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