Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Nutrition Research and Practice
Publication Date
2-1-2016
Abstract
© 2016 The Korean Nutrition Society and the Korean Society of Community Nutrition. BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Competent renal dietitians are crucial for better patient compliance and clinical outcomes, specifically in critical settings. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate an evidence-based course in renal dietetics for dietitians working in health care systems where dietetic specialization is absent. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Fifteen licensed dietitians working with hemodialysis patients in Lebanon were randomly recruited to participate in the course. The latter was developed by the study’s primary investigator, according to evidence-based practice guidelines, and focused on all aspects of renal nutrition. Total course duration was 28 hours spread over a 2 month period. Dietitians' knowledge in renal nutrition was tested pre- and post-training through a 23-item questionnaire; the total score was expressed in percentage (< 60% score indicated insufficient knowledge). Paired-samples t test was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Overall knowledge of the dietitians significantly improved post-training and reached satisfactory levels (pre: 38.75 ± 17.20%, post: 62.08 ± 21.85%). Sub-analysis of the change in the knowledge showed significant and satisfactory improvement only in 3 topics: 1) correct body weight use in calculations, 2) energy estimation method and 3) phosphorus management. Knowledge in the fluid management significantly improved but did not achieve a satisfactory level. CONCLUSION: The course significantly improved dietitians’ knowledge in renal nutrition. If adopted as part of the continuing education of dietitians in countries that lack dietetic specializations, it may serve the first step towards improving health care practice.
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ISSN
Publisher
Korean Nutrition Society
Volume
10
Issue
1
First Page
99
Last Page
107
Disciplines
Life Sciences
Keywords
Continuing education, Dietitian, Renal nutrition
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Recommended Citation
Karavetian, Mirey and Rizk, Rana, "Development and evaluation of continuing education course in renal nutrition" (2016). All Works. 1247.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/1247
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yes
Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Green: A manuscript of this publication is openly available in a repository