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dc.contributor.authorRattray, M
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, AP
dc.contributor.authorDesbrow, B
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, S
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-19T13:11:16Z
dc.date.available2019-06-19T13:11:16Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0952-3871
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jhn.12596
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/382306
dc.description.abstractBackground: Many patients who undergo lower gastrointestinal surgery neither recommence feeding within timeframes outlined by evidence-based guidelines, nor meet their nutrition requirements in hospital. Given that the success of timely and adequate post-operative feeding is largely reliant on patient adherence, the present study explored patients’ perceptions of recommencing feeding after colorectal surgery to determine areas of improvement to meet their needs and expectations. Methods: This qualitative study involved one-on-one, semi-structured interviews with patients receiving care after colorectal surgery in an Australian tertiary teaching hospital. Purposive sampling was used to ensure maximal variation in age, sex, procedural type and post-operative nutrition care experience. Interviews were audio recorded, with data transcribed verbatim before being thematically analysed. Emergent themes and subthemes were discussed by all investigators to ensure consensus of interpretation. Results: Sixteen patients were interviewed (female 56%; age 61.5 12.3 years). Three overarching themes emerged from the data: (i) patients make food-related decisions based on ideologies, experience and trust; (ii) patients appreciate the opportunity to participate in their nutrition care; and (iii) how dietary information is communicated influences patients’ perceptions of and behaviours towards nutrition. Conclusions: Enabling patients to select from a wide range of foods from postoperative day 1 (by prescribing an unrestricted diet in line with evidence-based practice guidelines) in conjunction with delivering clear, simple and encouraging dietary-related information may facilitate patient participation in care and increase oral intakes among patients who have undergone colorectal surgery.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom63
dc.relation.ispartofpageto71
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
dc.relation.ispartofvolume32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiochemistry and cell biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNutrition and dietetics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNutrition and dietetics not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3101
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3210
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321099
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titleA qualitative exploration of patients' experiences with and perceptions of recommencing feeding after colorectal surgery
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2018 The British Dietetic Association Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: A qualitative exploration of patients’ experiences with and perceptions of recommencing feeding after colorectal surgery, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Volume 32, Issue 1, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/jhn.12596. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
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gro.griffith.authorDesbrow, Ben
gro.griffith.authorRoberts, Shelley J.
gro.griffith.authorMarshall, Andrea


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