Clinical nutrition in primary care: An evaluation of resident physicians' attitudes and self-perceived proficiency

Han, Sarah L.; Auer, Reto; Cornuz, Jacques; Marques-Vidal, Pedro (2016). Clinical nutrition in primary care: An evaluation of resident physicians' attitudes and self-perceived proficiency. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 15, pp. 69-74. Elsevier 10.1016/j.clnesp.2016.06.005

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Background & aims: There is little information regarding the impact of clinical nutrition training among
medical residents.We aimed to evaluate the attitudes, self-perceived proficiency and knowledge of Swiss
residents regarding clinical nutrition.
Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted between June and September 2014 in two medical education
facilities located in Lausanne, Switzerland. Attitudes, self-perceived proficiency and knowledge regarding
clinical nutrition were assessed by questionnaire.
Results: Of the 88 internal medicine residents queried, 44 (50% response rate, 25 women, mean age
34 ± 4 years) answered the questionnaire. Three quarters of the residents were trained in Switzerland
and one third reported receiving some training in clinical nutrition. Seven out of ten (70.5%) residents
agreed that all doctors should know how to provide nutrition-based assessment, no matter what their
specialty. Conversely, only one out of ten (11.4%) felt that physicians were adequately trained. No differences
were found between genders or country of training regarding the answers provided.
Conclusion: Residents in Lausanne perceive clinical nutrition in primary care as a priority but lack the
confidence and training to effectively use clinical nutrition in their daily practice.
© 2016 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights
reserved.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Medical Education > Institute of General Practice and Primary Care (BIHAM)

UniBE Contributor:

Auer, Reto

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services

ISSN:

2405-4577

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Beatrice Minder Wyssmann

Date Deposited:

28 Sep 2016 10:06

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:59

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.clnesp.2016.06.005

PubMed ID:

28531787

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.88989

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/88989

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