Providing Nutrition Care to Patients with Lifestyle-Related Chronic Disease: Exploring the Role of Australian General Practitioners
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Primary Supervisor
Desbrow, Ben
Yelland, Michael
Other Supervisors
Leveritt, Michael
Hughes, Roger
Year published
2013
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The aim of this thesis was to explore the role of Australian General Practitioners in providing nutrition care to patients with lifestyle-related chronic disease in the context of a patient-centred primary care system. The thesis incorporates five research studies (two quantitative studies, two qualitative studies and one systematic literature review) whereby each study progressed on the findings of the previous study. Collectively, the five studies highlight an increasing expectation that General Practitioners should provide nutrition care to patients living with lifestyle-related chronic disease. However, the studies found ...
View more >The aim of this thesis was to explore the role of Australian General Practitioners in providing nutrition care to patients with lifestyle-related chronic disease in the context of a patient-centred primary care system. The thesis incorporates five research studies (two quantitative studies, two qualitative studies and one systematic literature review) whereby each study progressed on the findings of the previous study. Collectively, the five studies highlight an increasing expectation that General Practitioners should provide nutrition care to patients living with lifestyle-related chronic disease. However, the studies found there are variable perceptions about the optimal manner in which General Practitioners should provide nutrition care to patients. As a result, the overall approach of the Australian primary care system, including the role of GPs in providing nutrition care, needs further attention in order to facilitate patient-centred, nutrition-related chronic disease management. Future research should focus on the optimal provision of patient-centred nutrition care to individuals living with lifestyle related chronic disease by developing a model of care that best facilitates patients to improve their nutrition behaviour and subsequent health outcomes after receiving nutrition care in the Australian primary health care setting.
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View more >The aim of this thesis was to explore the role of Australian General Practitioners in providing nutrition care to patients with lifestyle-related chronic disease in the context of a patient-centred primary care system. The thesis incorporates five research studies (two quantitative studies, two qualitative studies and one systematic literature review) whereby each study progressed on the findings of the previous study. Collectively, the five studies highlight an increasing expectation that General Practitioners should provide nutrition care to patients living with lifestyle-related chronic disease. However, the studies found there are variable perceptions about the optimal manner in which General Practitioners should provide nutrition care to patients. As a result, the overall approach of the Australian primary care system, including the role of GPs in providing nutrition care, needs further attention in order to facilitate patient-centred, nutrition-related chronic disease management. Future research should focus on the optimal provision of patient-centred nutrition care to individuals living with lifestyle related chronic disease by developing a model of care that best facilitates patients to improve their nutrition behaviour and subsequent health outcomes after receiving nutrition care in the Australian primary health care setting.
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Thesis Type
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Degree Program
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School
School of Public Health
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Public
Subject
Nutrition care, Australia
Chronic disease management, Australia