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  • Nutrition care provision by Australian general practitioners – perceptions of medical educators

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    Ball, Lauren
    Leveritt, Michael
    Hughes, Roger
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Hughes, Roger M.
    Leveritt, Michael
    Ball, Lauren E.
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    In Australia, nutrition advice from general practitioners (GPs) is held in high regard by the general public. GPs are ranked by consumers as one of the most trustworthy sources of diet information. Literature investigating the role of GPs in the provision of nutrition care is limited. This qualitative research investigated the perceptions of general practice medical educators concerning the role of GPs in nutrition care provision. Twenty medical educators from fourteen universities participated in an individual semi-structured telephone interview. Participants were prompted to discuss their perceptions of the role of GPs for ...
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    In Australia, nutrition advice from general practitioners (GPs) is held in high regard by the general public. GPs are ranked by consumers as one of the most trustworthy sources of diet information. Literature investigating the role of GPs in the provision of nutrition care is limited. This qualitative research investigated the perceptions of general practice medical educators concerning the role of GPs in nutrition care provision. Twenty medical educators from fourteen universities participated in an individual semi-structured telephone interview. Participants were prompted to discuss their perceptions of the role of GPs for nutrition care provision. Data recordings were transcribed and thematically analysed. Medical educators identified that nutrition was important in general practice. However, many barriers to providing nutrition advice were identified. These included lack of time; lack of nutrition education at university; lack of GP nutrition education and counselling skills; low self-efficacy; poor attitudes and differing perceptions about the role of GPs in nutrition care. Patient care may be compromised and inconsistent because of these barriers. The role of GPs in nutrition care needs further investigation, as well as the development of nutrition-related competencies for GPs and medical nutrition education in Australia.
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    Conference Title
    Special Issue: Dietitians Association of Australia 28th National Conference
    Publisher URI
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1261/j.1747-0080.2010.01416.x/full
    Copyright Statement
    © 2010 DAA. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. The definitive version is available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
    Subject
    Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
    Food Sciences
    Nutrition and Dietetics
    Public Health and Health Services
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/41742
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