Data Report: Educational pathway addressing food and nutrition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on the AVASUS platform

doi:10.3389/fdgth.2024.1476293

. 2025 Jan 6:6:1476293.

doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1476293. eCollection 2024.

Data Report: Educational pathway addressing food and nutrition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on the AVASUS platform

Karla M D Coutinho^{1

2}, Felipe Fernandes², Kelson C Medeiros^{2

3}, Karilany D Coutinho^{2

4

5}, Aline de Pinho Dias^{2

4}, Ricardo A de M Valentim^{2

4

5}, Lucia Leite-Lais⁶, Kenio Costa Lima¹

Affiliations

¹ Health Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
² Laboratory for Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
³ Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
⁴ Health Management and Innovation Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
⁶ Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.

PMID: 39834841
PMCID: PMC11743485
DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1476293

Data Report: Educational pathway addressing food and nutrition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on the AVASUS platform

Karla M D Coutinho et al. Front Digit Health. 2025.

. 2025 Jan 6:6:1476293.

doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1476293. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Health Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
² Laboratory for Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
³ Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
⁴ Health Management and Innovation Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
⁶ Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.

PMID: 39834841
PMCID: PMC11743485
DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1476293

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Keywords: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; distance education; food and nutrition education; internet; nutrition; online courses.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Figures

**Figure 1**
Summary of enrollment and student evaluation data. **(A)** Enrollment distribution across Brazil. **(B)** Word cloud based on students' comments. **(C)** Histogram showing the number of courses enrolled by students.

**Figure 2**
Overview of the educational pathway.

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[1] Masrori P, Van Damme P. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a clinical review. Eur J Neurol. (2020) 27:1918–29. 10.1111/ene.14393 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Masrori P, Van Damme P. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a clinical review. Eur J Neurol. (2020) 27:1918–29. 10.1111/ene.14393 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Burgos R, Bretón I, Cereda E, Desport JC, Dziewas R, Genton L, et al. ESPEN guideline clinical nutrition in neurology. Clin Nutr. (2018) 37:354–96. 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.09.003 - DOI - PubMed

[4] Burgos R, Bretón I, Cereda E, Desport JC, Dziewas R, Genton L, et al. ESPEN guideline clinical nutrition in neurology. Clin Nutr. (2018) 37:354–96. 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.09.003 - DOI - PubMed

[5] Barbalho I, Valentim R, Júnior MD, Barros D, Júnior HP, Fernandes F, et al. National registry for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review for structuring population registries of motor neuron diseases. BMC Neurol. (2021) 21:269. 10.1186/s12883-021-02298-2 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Barbalho I, Valentim R, Júnior MD, Barros D, Júnior HP, Fernandes F, et al. National registry for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review for structuring population registries of motor neuron diseases. BMC Neurol. (2021) 21:269. 10.1186/s12883-021-02298-2 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Van den Bos MAJ, Geevasinga N, Higashihara M, Menon P, Vucic S. Pathophysiology and diagnosis of ALS: insights from advances in neurophysiological techniques. Int J Mol Sci. (2019) 20:2818. 10.3390/ijms20112818 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Van den Bos MAJ, Geevasinga N, Higashihara M, Menon P, Vucic S. Pathophysiology and diagnosis of ALS: insights from advances in neurophysiological techniques. Int J Mol Sci. (2019) 20:2818. 10.3390/ijms20112818 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] López-Gómez JJ, Ballesteros-Pomar MD, Torres-Torres B, De la Maza BP, Penacho-Lázaro MÁ, Palacio-Mures JM, et al. Malnutrition at diagnosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) and its influence on survival: using glim criteria. Clin Nutr. (2021) 40:237–44. 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.05.014 - DOI - PubMed

[10] López-Gómez JJ, Ballesteros-Pomar MD, Torres-Torres B, De la Maza BP, Penacho-Lázaro MÁ, Palacio-Mures JM, et al. Malnutrition at diagnosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) and its influence on survival: using glim criteria. Clin Nutr. (2021) 40:237–44. 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.05.014 - DOI - PubMed

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