Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2003
A cluster randomised trial to evaluate a nutrition training programme.
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- Systematic review of the effect of training interventions on the skills of health professionals in promoting health behaviour, with meta-analysis of subsequent effects on patient health behaviours.BMC health services research · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of nutrition training of health workers toward improving caregivers' feeding practices for children aged six months to two years: a systematic review.Nutrition journal · 2013Pooled it
- Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2009Pooled it
- Improving management of obesity in primary care: cluster randomised trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2003Trial
- Setting priorities for research in medical nutrition education: an international approach.BMJ open · 2016Article
- Nutrition training improves health workers' nutrition knowledge and competence to manage child undernutrition: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2013Review
- Medical undergraduates' use of behaviour change talk: the example of facilitating weight management.BMC medical education · 2013Article
- Managing obesity in pharmacy: the Australian experience.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 2010Article
- Conducting randomised controlled trials in primary care: lessons from an obesity management trial.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2006Article
- Empowering primary care to tackle the obesity epidemic: the Counterweight Programme.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2005Article
- Confidentiality: consent is not sufficient.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2003Article
- Efforts to ban direct-to-consumer advertising in New Zealand: a call to action.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2003Article
- How to change clinical behaviour: no answers yet.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2003Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe need for training to equip primary care staff with the knowledge and skills to provide dietary advice to the public has been acknowledged. Little is known about the effectiveness of such training at improving the dietary counselling skills of multidisciplinary practice teams.
aimTo evaluate the effectiveness of a nutrition training programme, delivered to primary care teams by a dietitian. DESIGN OF STUDY: A paired-cluster randomised trial.
settingTwelve general practices in Sunderland, in the United Kingdom.
methodA nutrition training programme, aimed at improving the quality of dietary consultations, was developed and delivered to six primary care teams by a dietitian. Main outcome measures were patients' recall of seven key consulting behaviours. Data were collected from patients in intervention and control practices, pre- and post-intervention. Change in knowledge and attitude of practitioners was also measured.
resultsAll 12 practices completed the trial. Data were collected from 251 patients pre-intervention and 228 patients post-intervention. Of the seven consulting behaviours targeted in the training, only the proportion of consultations where written information (diet sheets) was provided to patients was significantly higher (13% higher, 95% confidence interval [CI = 4 to 21, P = 0.004) in the intervention practices post-training. Some evidence of improved practitioner knowledge and attitude was detected.
conclusionThis evaluation of a nutrition training intervention detected only a limited impact on the behaviour, knowledge, and attitudes of primary care practitioners in dietary consultations.
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