Blenderized Tube Feeding: A Survey of Dietitians' Perspectives, Education, and Perceived Competence.
Can J Diet Pract Res
; 80(4): 190-194, 2019 12 01.
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| ID: mdl-30907125
ABSTRACT
Increasingly, patients and their caregivers desire blenderized tube feeding (BTF) as an alternative or adjunct to commercial enteral formula. Although dietitians are central in the care of tube fed patients, they do not necessarily have training or experience with BTF and may therefore find it challenging to manage the nutrition of patients who opt for this enteral nutrition approach. To describe dietitians' perspectives, perceived competence, and education on BTF, a cross-sectional survey was conducted by use of an original questionnaire. Dietitians with the authority to practice enteral nutrition in the province of British Columbia, Canada, were included in the study (n = 715). Of the 221 respondents (31% response rate), 28% reported being knowledgeable about BTF, and 24% reported confidence managing patients on BTF. Few agreed they had the expertise to design, administer, or teach administration of BTF (29%, 15%, and 24%, respectively). In regards to education, 27% of respondents did not have BTF education of any kind, and those with BTF education reported it to be primarily derived from informal sources such as self-directed study and learning from colleagues or patients. These results indicate that among dietitians, formal BTF education is uncommon, and there is limited perceived competence on BTF practice.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Alimentacao
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Competência Clínica
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Nutrição Enteral
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Nutricionistas
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Can J Diet Pract Res
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article