ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Virtual nutrition consultation: what can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic?
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- The impact of nutrition counselling via online application on nutrient intake among Thai older adults during COVID-19: pilot study of randomised controlled trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Precision nutrition impact on metabolic health and quality of life in aging population after a 3-month intervention: A randomized intervention.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Trial
- The impact of training and education programs for healthcare professionals on video- and text-based consultations in ensuring healthcare quality: a scoping review.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Review
- Bridging the gap: technology-driven solutions to overcome food insecurity and improve nutrition access for older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
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- Bridging Distance, Delivering Care: Pediatric Tele-Nutrition in the Digital Health Era-A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Usage of Telehealth and Telenutrition Services by Registered Dietitian Nutritionists: Cross-Sectional Study.Online journal of public health informatics · 2025Article
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- Impact of Training and Education Programs for Health Care Professionals on Video and Text-Based Meetings in Ensuring Health Care Quality: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Barriers to Video Call-Based Telehealth in Allied Health Professions and Nursing: Scoping Review and Mapping Process.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
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- Perspectives and practices of dietitians with regards to social/mass media use during the transitions from face-to-face to telenutrition in the time of COVID-19: A cross-sectional survey in 10 Arab countries.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A Snapshot of the Experience of Dietitians during the COVID-19 Crisis in Five Arab Countries: Findings from a Regional Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits, and Food Labels Use-A Representative Cross-Sectional Survey among Adults in Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Opportunities and challenges in delivering remote primary care during the Coronavirus outbreak.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- COVID-19 and liver dysfunction: What nutritionists need to know.World journal of gastroenterology · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the extent, quality and challenges of dietetic counselling during the pandemic.
designA cross-sectional online thirty-six-item Google Survey. The survey queried demographics and information on usage and perceived telemedicine quality.
settingThe survey was distributed to Israeli Dietetic Association (ATID) mailing list between 31 March and 5 May 2020.
participantsClinical dietitians, members of ATID, who consented to participated in the survey.
resultsThree hundred dietitians (12 % of ATID members; 95 % women; mean age 4·41 (sd 10·2) years) replied to the survey. Most dietitians reported a significant ∼30 % decrease in work hours due to the pandemic. The most prevalent form of alternative nutrition counselling (ANC) was over the phone (72 %); 53·5 % used online platforms. Nearly 45 % had no former ANC experience. Both ANC formats were reported inferior to face-to-face nutritional consultation (consultation quality median scores 8 and 7, on a 1-10 scale, for online and phone, respectively). ANC difficulties on either phone or online platforms were technical (56 and 47 %, respectively), lack of anthropometric measurements (28 and 25 %, respectively) and interpersonal communication (19 and 14·6 %, respectively). Older age and former phone counselling experience were associated with higher quality scores, respectively (OR = 1·046, 95 % CI 1·01, 1·08, P = 0·005), (95 % CI 1·38, 4·52, P = 0·02). Those who continued to work full time had five-time greater odds for a higher quality score using online platforms (OR = 5·33, 95 % CI 1·091, 14·89, P = 0·001).
conclusionsOur findings suggest telemedicine holds considerable promise for dietary consultation; however, additional tools and training are needed to optimise remote ANC, especially in light of potential crisis-induced lockdown.
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