Background: The communication skills of health care practitioners, such as Registered Dietitians (RDs) are increasingly recognised as fundamental to patient care and monitoring the effectiveness of these skills is recommended [1,2]. The aim of this study was to explore experience...
Aim: To determine the knowledge, attitude and beliefs of children below 2 years' caregivers towards immunization in an Egyptian community, to detect of the underlying causes of vaccination delay, and to determine their satisfaction regarding aspects of care. Methodology: This cro...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8454
Background: There are no guidelines on gestational weight gain (GWG) in the UK although excess gain may increase the risk of postpartum obesity Siega-Riz et al. [1]. The present study aims to explore pregnant women’s knowledge of GWG and information received, using data from the...
Background: Malnutrition is a cause and consequence of disease, affecting at least 3 million UK adults (Elia, 2010 [1]) of which 93% are in the community at a cost to the NHS of £13 billion/year, BDA [2]. Food should be first line treatment for anyone identified as at risk of mal...
Background: Between 25-34% of patients admitted to hospital are at risk of malnutrition, BAPEN [1]. Protected mealtimes ensure all non-essential interruptions are limited so patients are eating in a clean, quiet and safe environment, HIS [2]. The aim of this evaluation was to det...
Background: Malnutrition is frequently managed by healthcare professionals without dietetic training using care pathways, with referral to a Dietitian occurring in patients who fail on first line treatments.A better understanding of the factors associated with malnutrition could...
Background: Decisions about artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) can be difficult to make. Team working, good communication and listening to other team views are recommended in non-emergency decisions relating to ANH (Royal College of Physicians and British Society of Gastroe...
Background: Locally, experienced dietitians have been teaching carbohydrate counting (CHOC) and associated insulin dose adjustment as per nationally recognised structured patient education programmes for people with type 1 diabetes since 2005. In 2007, the BDA suggested a protoco...
Background: The aim of a tier 3 specialist weight management service (SWMS) is to encourage patients to lose and maintain clinically significant levels (5-10%) of weight, NICE CG43 [1], through a holistic, patient centred multidisciplinary approach. The service consists of specia...
Background: According to current reports, 26% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, Royal College of Physicians [1]. This highlights a need for practical, affordable and scalable intervention strategies that induce and effectively maintain clinically significant levels of we...
Background: According to current reports, 26% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, Royal College of Physicians [1]. This highlights a need for practical, affordable and scalable intervention strategies that induce and effectively maintain clinically significant levels of we...
Background: The aim of this reaudit was to understand the nature of the client group in terms of diagnosis, to identify how clinical treatments were being used from the departmental clinical guideline [1,2] and to identify if the aims of treatment are being met in managing falter...
Goksuradi guggulu is a polyherbal formulation official in “Ayurvedic formulary of India” and used for dysuria, urinary obstruction, increased frequency and turbidity of urine, calculus, excessive vaginal discharge, gout. A simple, specific and precise high performance thin-layer...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/8310
Background: The Leicestershire dietetic service developed a website (www.lnds.nhs.uk) in 2004 with three levels of access; for the public, health care professionals (HCPs) and dietitians. Over 450 resources are available on the site. The website has never been evaluated, though i...
Background: It is challenging to identify single measures appropriate to meet the needs of the whole dietetic caseload, to measure the impact of clinical interventions. This has lead to failure to identify the impact of specific dietetic services and nutritional interventions. Ha...