{"title":"Assessing Stages of Change Knowledge and Use Among Nutrition Professionals","authors":"K. Beretich, L. Funderburk, S. Weems","doi":"10.1097/TIN.0000000000000316","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The stages of change construct from the transtheoretical model has been applied to a wide variety of health-related behaviors including nutrition interventions. However, there is limited literature regarding how this construct is being applied in nutrition counseling. The purpose of this study was to survey nutrition professionals on their knowledge and use of the stages of change construct. Most participants are assessing this construct in practice. Use is dependent upon the practice setting and the patient population. Positively, most nutrition professionals would be willing to learn more about and/or use a validated tool to assess this construct in practice.","PeriodicalId":48681,"journal":{"name":"Topics in Clinical Nutrition","volume":"38 1","pages":"125 - 132"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Topics in Clinical Nutrition","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/TIN.0000000000000316","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"NUTRITION & DIETETICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The stages of change construct from the transtheoretical model has been applied to a wide variety of health-related behaviors including nutrition interventions. However, there is limited literature regarding how this construct is being applied in nutrition counseling. The purpose of this study was to survey nutrition professionals on their knowledge and use of the stages of change construct. Most participants are assessing this construct in practice. Use is dependent upon the practice setting and the patient population. Positively, most nutrition professionals would be willing to learn more about and/or use a validated tool to assess this construct in practice.
期刊介绍:
Topics in Clinical Nutrition (TICN) is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal designed as a resource for the continuing education and clinical practice of dietitians and nutritionists. Each issue addresses topics of interest primarily to dietitians and nutritionists, students and interns in professional training programs and other health care personnel involved in the nutritional care of patients. Articles include translational research reports (work that applies new knowledge to practical effect), practice projects, evidence-based literature reviews, case studies and book reviews, and articles that highlight education theory and applied research which share the tools and techniques of nutrition and dietetics education.