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) |
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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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