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| Need for physician referral of low-income, chronic disease patients to community nutrition education programs | | Author(s) | Gregory W Shawver, Ruby H Cox |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, vol 20, no 1, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 17-34 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Poor elderly ; Chronic illness ; Referrals ; Nutrition ; Preventative medicine ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Two surveys were conducted to ascertain levels of dietary counselling and the propensity of primary care physicians to refer older low-income, chronic disease patients to community nutrition programmes, and the desire of such patients for dietary counselling. 209 primary care physicians were sent an 18-item questionnaire, and 57 Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program (FSNEP) participants were interviewed with another 13-item questionnaire. 81% of physicians reported providing dietary counselling, but limited referral of chronic disease patients to registered dietitians or community nutrition programmes. FSNEP participants indicated dissatisfaction with their physician's nutrition advice and a desire for more dietary guidance to manage chronic diseases.(RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001220202 A |
| Classmark | F:W6: CI: L5R: CF: LK2: 3F: 7T |
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