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Towards effective dietary counseling: a scoping review
Alyanne Barkmeijer1, Hedwig Te Molder2, Mariam Janssen3
1Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Petrus Driessenstraat 3, 9714 CA Groningen, The Netherlands; Hanze University of Applied Sciences, School of Health Care Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics Programme, Petrus Driessenstraat 3, 9714 CA Groningen, The Netherlands.
Patient Education and Counseling
|December 26, 2021
Summary
Effective dietetic counseling (DC) relies on seven core strategies, including motivation, tailored approaches, feedback, and empathy. Integrating these strategies enhances client outcomes and dietitian effectiveness.
Area of Science:
- Dietetics and Nutrition
- Health Psychology
- Evidence-Based Practice
Background:
- Dietetic counseling (DC) is crucial for patient health outcomes.
- Identifying effective counseling strategies is essential for optimizing DC.
- Existing evidence on DC strategies requires synthesis and mapping.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a scoping review to identify and map evidence on counseling strategies for effective DC.
- To synthesize recurring themes in studies related to DC effectiveness.
Main Methods:
- Systematic search of electronic databases following PRISMA SCR guidelines.
- Performed search in March 2020.
- Included 28 studies in the synthesis.
Main Results:
- Seven core counseling strategies identified: connecting to motivation, tailoring modality, providing feedback, using integrated dietetic support tools, showing empathy, including client preferences, and high dietitian self-efficacy.
- These strategies appear to interrelate, potentially complementing or contrasting each other.
- The identified strategies offer a foundation for dietitians to improve DC.
Conclusions:
- Effective DC involves a combination of multiple counseling strategies.
- An integrated approach to DC, utilizing combinations of strategies, is necessary for advancement.
- Further research should focus on developing and testing integrated DC approaches.
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