Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of nutrition guidance by primary care physicians
European Journal of Clinical NutritionPublished 1 May 1999Open access
GJ Hiddink, JGAJ Hautvast, CMJ van Woerkum, MA van’t Hof, CJ Fieren
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It is confirmed that PCPs’ nutritional guidance practices are determined partly directly by predisposing factors, and indirectly via driving forces and barriers, however this study reveals that an important nutrition guidance practice of PCPs, ‘noticing patients’ overweight and guidance of treatment’, shows a significant decrease over the last 5 y.
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This study reconfirms that PCPs' nutritional guidance practices are determined partly directly by predisposing factors, and indirectly via driving forces and barriers. However this study also reveals that an important nutrition guidance practice of PCPs, 'noticing patients' overweight and guidance of treatment', shows a significant decrease over the last 5 y. At the same time, two of the four predisposing factors and two of the three driving factors also decreased significantly. As research findings indicate that the role of diet in health and disease becomes of greater influence PCPs need to be activated to apply their responsibility in this field within a multi-faceted approach.
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