Intern Doctors' Perception and Knowledge on Dietetics: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ÖZBEK, Yağmur DEMİREL; ÖZSOY, Selen; AKSOY, Alp Eren

The aim of this study is to examine the level of knowledge and perspectives of intern doctors towards the dietetics profession. The sample of the crosssectional and descriptive study consisted of intern doctors continuing their education at the Faculty of Medicine in Turkey. The study was completed with 147 intern doctors. A questionnaire form was used as a data collection tool in the study. As a result of the study, approximately one in two intern physicians stated that they either did not receive any nutrition courses during their medical education or found the content of the nutrition education provided to be insufficient. 69.4% of the intern doctors reported that at least one dietitian should work in each clinic, while 85.7% stated that the employment of dietitians should be increased. It has been determined that intern doctors who state that there should be at least one dietitian in each clinic believe that dietitian employment needs to be increased and that the insufficient number of dietitians affects the treatment process (p<0.01). It was determined that the intern doctors who thought that the low number of dietitians in the hospital affected the patient's treatment process also thought that the role and responsibility of dietitians in primary and secondary health care services should be increased (p<0.05). It was observed that future doctors cared about the guidance and recommendations provided by dietitians and thought that they had an important place in the treatment plans of their patients.

DIETETICS; MEDICAL education; NUTRITION education; PATIENTS; DRUGS

Gümüshane Üniversitesi Saglik Bilimleri Dergisi, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 4, p1475

2146-9954

Academic Journal

10.37989/gumussagbil.1508603