scholarly journals An exploration of individuals’ preferences for nutrition care from Australian primary care health professionals

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Ball ◽  
Ben Desbrow ◽  
Michael Leveritt
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Nutrition Care ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Preferred Providers ◽  
Primary Care Health ◽  
Care Health

This qualitative study explored individuals’ preferences regarding the provision of nutrition care from Australian health professionals and the factors influencing their preferences. Thirty-eight individuals aged 53 ± 8 years, living with a lifestyle-related chronic disease or risk factor for lifestyle-related chronic disease, participated in a semi-structured telephone interview. Participants were asked questions regarding their perceptions of which Australian health professionals provide nutrition care, their preferences for this care and the factors influencing their preferences. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically using a constant-comparison approach. General practitioners were the most recognised health professional that provided nutrition care to patients, followed by dietitians. General practitioners were regarded by most participants as the preferred provider of nutrition care because they were perceived to provide trustworthy and personalised nutrition care. Participants reported confusion regarding the professional differences between dietitians and nutritionists, and appealed for more information to be available to individuals that are considering consulting an Australian health professional for nutrition care. The findings of this study suggest that general practitioners are the preferred providers of nutrition care for many individuals living with a lifestyle-related chronic disease. Considering the increasing presentation of patients with lifestyle-related chronic disease in general practice, it is anticipated that the demand on general practitioners to provide nutrition care to patients will increase in the future.

scholarly journals How often should general practitioners provide nutrition care to patients? A forecasting activity to determine the target frequency for chronic-disease management in Australia

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Ball ◽  
Patricia Lee ◽  
Gina L Ambrosini ◽  
Kyra Hamilton ◽  
Haitham Tuffaha
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Nutrition Care ◽  
Dietary Behaviours ◽  
Disease Outcomes ◽  
Primary Health

Supporting patients to have healthy dietary behaviours contributes significantly to preventing and managing lifestyle-related chronic diseases. ‘Nutrition care’ refers to any practice provided by a health professional to support a patient to improve their dietary behaviours and subsequent health outcomes. Approximately 3% of consultations by Australian general practitioners (GPs) involve the provision of nutrition care. The aim of the present paper was to forecast the potential implications of a higher frequency of nutrition care by GPs. Evidence on the effect of improved dietary behaviours on chronic disease outcomes, number of Australian adults estimated to have poor dietary behaviours and effectiveness of GPs providing nutrition care were taken into consideration. Using hypertension as a case example, for GPs to provide nutrition care to all hypertensive adults who would benefit from improved dietary behaviours, GPs would need to provide nutrition care in a target rate of 4.85% of consultations or 4.5 million different patients each year. The target aligns with the existing priorities for supporting chronic-disease prevention and management in Australia by increasing the rate that brief lifestyle interventions are provided by primary health professionals. This conservative target presents a considerable challenge for GPs, support staff, researchers and policy makers, but can be used to inform future interventions to support nutrition care by GPs.

Low intensity CBT interventions by general practitioners

2010 ◽  
pp. 347-356
Author(s):  
Lee David
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Waiting Lists ◽  
Large Group ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Primary Care Health ◽  
Care Health ◽  
Patient Relationships ◽  
Prescribing Medication

Chapter 36 looks at the ways that GPs and other primary care health professionals can use a LI CBT intervention within their existing practice. The nature of GP-patient relationships offers a unique opportunity for implementing CBT-based approaches in ‘bite-sized’ chunks to a large group of patients. This includes patients who may not wish to attend ‘formal’ therapy, as well as those on waiting lists or experiencing relapses of symptoms following standard CBT interventions. LI CBT can be used as an alternative or in addition to prescribing medication

scholarly journals Involving Primary Care Health Professionals in Geriatric Assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 566-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Fougère ◽  
M. Cesari ◽  
H. Arai ◽  
J. Woo ◽  
R. A. Merchant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Geriatric Assessment ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Primary Care Health ◽  
Care Health

scholarly journals General practitioners’ views on providing nutrition care to patients with chronic disease: a focus group study

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Crowley ◽  
Lauren Ball ◽  
Anne-Thea McGill ◽  
Stephen Buetow ◽  
Bruce Arroll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Nutrition Care ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Consultation Time

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Nutrition care refers to practices conducted by health professionals to support patients to improve their dietary intake. General practitioners (GPs) are expected to provide nutrition care to patients for prevention and management of chronic disease. AIM This study explores GPs’ opinions regarding nutrition care provision to patients with chronic disease. METHODS An interpretive descriptive approach to qualitative research using seven semi-structured focus groups with 48 GPs in Auckland was used. Focus groups investigated how GPs felt about providing nutrition care; the perceived barriers to and support required for this care; the development of further nutrition knowledge and skills; and possible roles for Practice Nurses. Recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using a thematic approach. RESULTS GPs indicated routine provision of basic nutrition care to patients with chronic disease, but perceived their limited consultation time and nutrition competence constrained their capacity to provide nutrition care. GPs felt they needed further information to provide culturally, socially and economically sensitive nutrition care. GPs displayed variable opinions on the benefits of developing their nutrition knowledge and skills, and the idea of Practice Nurses providing nutrition care. CONCLUSIONS Despite perceiving that nutrition care is important for patients with chronic disease and facing barriers to providing nutrition care, GPs appear reluctant to further develop their knowledge and skills and for Practice Nurses to provide this care. Strategies to enhance GPs’ nutrition-related self-efficacy, nutrition cultural competence and attitudes towards further training care may be warranted.

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