Impact of Culinary Medicine Course on Confidence and Competence in Diet and Lifestyle Counseling, Interprofessional Communication, and Health Behaviors and Advocacy
Most physicians report inadequate training to provide diet and lifestyle counseling to patients despite its importance to chronic disease prevention and management. To fill the nutrition training gap, elective Culinary Medicine (CM) courses have emerged as an alternative to curriculum reform. We eva...
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| author | Britta Retzlaff Brennan Katherine A. Beals Ryan D. Burns Candace J. Chow Amy B. Locke Margaret P. Petzold Theresa E. Dvorak |
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| description | Most physicians report inadequate training to provide diet and lifestyle counseling to patients despite its importance to chronic disease prevention and management. To fill the nutrition training gap, elective Culinary Medicine (CM) courses have emerged as an alternative to curriculum reform. We evaluated the impact of an interprofessional CM course for medical and health professional students who experienced the hands-on cooking component in person or a in mixed-mode format (in-person and via Zoom) at the University of Utah from 2019–2023 (<i>n</i> = 84). A factorial ANOVA assessed differences between educational environment and changes between pre- and post-course survey responses related to diet and lifestyle counseling, interprofessional communication, and health behaviors and advocacy. Qualitative comments from post-course surveys were analyzed on a thematic level. Students rated themselves as having greater confidence and competence in diet and lifestyle counseling (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and increased ability to prepare eight healthy meals (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Additionally, a Mann–Whitney two-sample rank-sum test was used to compare data from exit survey responses from medical students who took the CM course (<i>n</i> = 48) and did not take the CM course (<i>n</i> = 297). Medical students who took CM were significantly more likely to agree that they could counsel patients about nutrition (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and physical activity (<i>p</i> < 0.05). CM courses may improve students’ confidence to provide diet and lifestyle counseling. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b711b5439ad4b46a55e27c4717b32512023-11-19T14:51:00ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-09-011519415710.3390/nu15194157Impact of Culinary Medicine Course on Confidence and Competence in Diet and Lifestyle Counseling, Interprofessional Communication, and Health Behaviors and AdvocacyBritta Retzlaff Brennan0Katherine A. Beals1Ryan D. Burns2Candace J. Chow3Amy B. Locke4Margaret P. Petzold5Theresa E. Dvorak6Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USADepartment of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USADepartment of Health and Kinesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USADepartment of Family and Preventative Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USADepartment of Family and Preventative Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USADepartment of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USAMost physicians report inadequate training to provide diet and lifestyle counseling to patients despite its importance to chronic disease prevention and management. To fill the nutrition training gap, elective Culinary Medicine (CM) courses have emerged as an alternative to curriculum reform. We evaluated the impact of an interprofessional CM course for medical and health professional students who experienced the hands-on cooking component in person or a in mixed-mode format (in-person and via Zoom) at the University of Utah from 2019–2023 (<i>n</i> = 84). A factorial ANOVA assessed differences between educational environment and changes between pre- and post-course survey responses related to diet and lifestyle counseling, interprofessional communication, and health behaviors and advocacy. Qualitative comments from post-course surveys were analyzed on a thematic level. Students rated themselves as having greater confidence and competence in diet and lifestyle counseling (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and increased ability to prepare eight healthy meals (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Additionally, a Mann–Whitney two-sample rank-sum test was used to compare data from exit survey responses from medical students who took the CM course (<i>n</i> = 48) and did not take the CM course (<i>n</i> = 297). Medical students who took CM were significantly more likely to agree that they could counsel patients about nutrition (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and physical activity (<i>p</i> < 0.05). CM courses may improve students’ confidence to provide diet and lifestyle counseling.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/19/4157culinary medicinenutrition educationinterprofessional educationteaching kitchenteam-based learninghealthcare professional students |
| spellingShingle | Britta Retzlaff Brennan Katherine A. Beals Ryan D. Burns Candace J. Chow Amy B. Locke Margaret P. Petzold Theresa E. Dvorak Impact of Culinary Medicine Course on Confidence and Competence in Diet and Lifestyle Counseling, Interprofessional Communication, and Health Behaviors and Advocacy Nutrients culinary medicine nutrition education interprofessional education teaching kitchen team-based learning healthcare professional students |
| title | Impact of Culinary Medicine Course on Confidence and Competence in Diet and Lifestyle Counseling, Interprofessional Communication, and Health Behaviors and Advocacy |
| title_full | Impact of Culinary Medicine Course on Confidence and Competence in Diet and Lifestyle Counseling, Interprofessional Communication, and Health Behaviors and Advocacy |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Culinary Medicine Course on Confidence and Competence in Diet and Lifestyle Counseling, Interprofessional Communication, and Health Behaviors and Advocacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Culinary Medicine Course on Confidence and Competence in Diet and Lifestyle Counseling, Interprofessional Communication, and Health Behaviors and Advocacy |
| title_short | Impact of Culinary Medicine Course on Confidence and Competence in Diet and Lifestyle Counseling, Interprofessional Communication, and Health Behaviors and Advocacy |
| title_sort | impact of culinary medicine course on confidence and competence in diet and lifestyle counseling interprofessional communication and health behaviors and advocacy |
| topic | culinary medicine nutrition education interprofessional education teaching kitchen team-based learning healthcare professional students |
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