Nutrition knowledge, attitude and practice among primary care physicians in Taiwan.

Hu, Shene-Pin; Wan, Ming; Liu, J F

doi:10.1080/07315724.1997.10718711

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“…Consistent with prior studies [11,12,17], interns answered only 66% of knowledge questions correctly overall. They performed best on general nutrition knowledge and worse on specific nutrition interventions.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 74%

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What Do Resident Physicians Know about Nutrition? An Evaluation of Attitudes, Self-Perceived Proficiency and Knowledge

Vetter

Herring

Sood

et al. 2008

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

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Objective-Despite the increased emphasis on obesity and diet-related diseases, nutrition education remains lacking in many internal medicine training programs. We evaluated the attitudes, selfperceived proficiency, and knowledge related to clinical nutrition among a cohort of internal medicine interns.Methods-Nutrition attitudes and self-perceived proficiency were measured using previously validated questionnaires. Knowledge was assessed with a multiple-choice quiz. Subjects were asked whether they had prior nutrition training.Results-Of the 114 participants, 61 (54%) completed the survey. Although 77% agreed that nutrition assessment should be included in routine primary care visits, and 94% agreed that it was their obligation to discuss nutrition with patients, only 14% felt physicians were adequately trained to provide nutrition counseling. There was no correlation among attitudes, self-perceived proficiency, or knowledge. Interns previously exposed to nutrition education reported more negative attitudes toward physician self-efficacy (p = 0.03).Conclusions-Internal medicine interns' perceive nutrition counseling as a priority, but lack the confidence and knowledge to effectively provide adequate nutrition education.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 74%

“…Although prior studies have reported on the relationship between nutrition attitudes and knowledge [11][12][13], results have been equivocal and there are no studies examining the correlations among attitudes, self-perceived proficiency, and knowledge. This study seeks to further elucidate these relationships.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 86%

What Do Resident Physicians Know about Nutrition? An Evaluation of Attitudes, Self-Perceived Proficiency and Knowledge

Vetter

Herring

Sood

et al. 2008

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

263

241

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“…Attitudes towards and self-efficacy in nutrition care correlated positively with each other, but neither correlated with nutrition-related knowledge. Comparable to previous studies future doctors answered 64% of all the knowledge items [35,36,45]. An important finding of this study was that future doctors' nutrition-related knowledge was associated with their level of clinical training.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 56%

“…Previous findings have been equivocal in relating attitudes with knowledge and self-efficacy in nutrition [18,[35][36][37]. Even though one study has evaluated the association between attitudes, self-perceived proficiency and knowledge in a sample of internal medicine residents in the USA [35], no study have evaluated the relationship between knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy in nutrition among undergraduate medical students.…”

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confidence: 96%

Future Doctors’ Nutrition-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Self-Efficacy Regarding Nutrition Care in the General Practice Setting: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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Background Doctors are in a good position to provide nutrition advice to patients. However, doctors and medical students find their nutrition education to be inadequate. We evaluated nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy in a sample of future doctors. Furthermore, we investigated the association between nutrition-related knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy. We also compared nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy with level of clinical training. Methods Following a cross-sectional design, the nutritionrelated knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy of 207 undergraduate clinical-level medical students (referred to as future doctors) was measured using a questionnaire. Items of the questionnaire were derived from previously validated survey instruments. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation was used to describe the data. Results Future doctors had a mean knowledge score of 64%. Their mean knowledge scores in the nutrition topics assessed were 41% for 'malnutrition in children', 59% for 'diabetes and obesity' and 73% for 'nutrients, energy and their deficiencies'. Future doctors' attitudes towards nutrition care were generally positive but were uncertain in the effectiveness of health education in changing the lifestyle of patients. They felt inadequate in their self-efficacy to provide nutrition care. Attitudes towards nutrition care correlated (r = 0.371, p < 0.001) positively with self-efficacy to provide nutrition care. Level of clinical training was associated to nutrition-related knowledge of the students. Conclusion Future doctors had positive attitudes towards nutrition care but showed important knowledge gaps and also felt inadequate in their confidence to provide nutrition care. Attitudes may be important in nutrition care self-efficacy.

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“…The role of nutrition in health promotion, disease prevention and treatment of chronic diseases is well recognized (Hu et al, 1997;Schaller and James, 2005). Nutrition plays a critical role in numerous pathophysiological conditions, including such prevalent diseases as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases (McGinnis and Foege, 1993).…”

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Knowledge and Perceptions of Cancer and Cancer Prevention among Malaysian Traditional Healers: a Qualitative Study

Al-Naggar

Bobryshev

Abdulghani

et al. 2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Nutrition knowledge, attitude and practice among primary care physicians in Taiwan.

Abstract: This nationwide survey of nutrition-related knowledge and practices demonstrates the need for nutrition education for physicians. The questionnaire may be a useful instrument for future educational strategies in Taiwan.

Cited by 32 publications

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What Do Resident Physicians Know about Nutrition? An Evaluation of Attitudes, Self-Perceived Proficiency and Knowledge

What Do Resident Physicians Know about Nutrition? An Evaluation of Attitudes, Self-Perceived Proficiency and Knowledge

Future Doctors’ Nutrition-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Self-Efficacy Regarding Nutrition Care in the General Practice Setting: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Knowledge and Perceptions of Cancer and Cancer Prevention among Malaysian Traditional Healers: a Qualitative Study

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