Evaluation of Dietitian Counselling Access Revealed Reduced Pediatrician-Reported Hospital Admissions and Increased Parental Knowledge and Confidence.
Can J Diet Pract Res
; 78(2): 81-85, 2017 06 01.
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ABSTRACT
Based on a 1999 needs assessment a pediatric community-based outpatient dietitian counselling service was created. By 2010 annual referrals had grown to almost 1500 (62% from physicians; 38% from public health nurses). An evaluation was undertaken to gather perspectives of practitioners and parents about access, satisfaction, referral practices, and changes in knowledge, attitudes, behaviour, and child well-being. Health professionals surveyed via email were 62 pediatricians (response rate 71%), 25 family physicians (21%), 87 public health nurses (31%), and 7 dietitian providers (100%). Parents (n = 93, response rate 75% of those contacted) were interviewed by telephone. Pediatricians reported a significantly lower rate of 7% (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.8%-23%) for admitting children to hospital to access a dietitian, compared to 1999 of 39% (95% CI, 22%-59%) (P = 0.005). Health professionals reported a high degree of agreement on benefits of the service to their practice and on child health problems and a high degree of satisfaction with the service. Parents reported gaining knowledge (76%), confidence (93%), and making behaviour changes in foods offered (77%). Our evaluation demonstrated health practitioners saw a need for access to dietitians for pediatric dietitian counselling and parents reported more confidence and improved child feeding practices after dietitian counselling.
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Assunto principal:
Pais
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Pediatria
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Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Aconselhamento
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Nutricionistas
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Can J Diet Pract Res
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article