Preparedness of medical students to provide nutrition care following a nutrition education intervention
Abstract Background Globally, 71% of deaths are due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of which 77% of these deaths occur in low-and-middle income countries. Nutrition is an important contributor to the occurrence, progression and management NCDs. Health care professionals’ promotion of the adoptio...
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| description | Abstract Background Globally, 71% of deaths are due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of which 77% of these deaths occur in low-and-middle income countries. Nutrition is an important contributor to the occurrence, progression and management NCDs. Health care professionals’ promotion of the adoption of healthy dietary habits among individuals has been shown to reduce the occurrence of NCDs. We assessed the effects of a nutrition education intervention on medical students’ self-perceived preparedness to provide nutrition care. Methods We administered a pre, post and four-weeks follow-up questionnaire to second year medical students who participated in a nutrition education intervention that adapted varied teaching and learning activities. Outcomes were self-perceived preparedness, relevance of nutrition education and perceived need for further training in nutrition. Repeated measures and Friedman tests were used to assess differences in mean scores across pre, post and 4-weeks follow up assessment based on p < 0.5 at 95% confidence interval. Results The proportion of participants who felt prepared to provide nutrition care increased significantly (p = 0.001) from 38% (n = 35) at baseline to 65.2% (n = 60) immediately post-intervention and to 63.2% (n = 54) at 4-weeks follow-up. At baseline, 74.2% (n = 69) of the students perceived nutrition education to be relevant to their future career as medical doctors which increased to 85% (n = 78) immediately after the intervention (p = 0.026) and to 76% (n = 70) 4-weeks follow-up. The proportion of participants who reportedly said they will benefit from further training in nutrition increased from 63.8% (n = 58) at pre-intervention to 74.0% (n = 68) at post-intervention (p = 0.016). Conclusion An innovative, multiple-strategy nutrition education intervention can improve medical students’ self-perceived preparedness to provide nutrition care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27467fc128fa43a48432ce522b6ed9f32023-05-28T11:07:38ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002023-05-011611710.1186/s13104-023-06348-5Preparedness of medical students to provide nutrition care following a nutrition education interventionBright Yammaha Amoore0Patience Kanyiri Gaa1Shamsu-Deen Ziblim2Victor Mogre3Department of Health Professions Education and Innovative Learning, School of Medicine, University for Development StudiesDepartment of Dietetics, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development StudiesDepartment of Population and Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University for Development StudiesDepartment of Health Professions Education and Innovative Learning, School of Medicine, University for Development StudiesAbstract Background Globally, 71% of deaths are due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of which 77% of these deaths occur in low-and-middle income countries. Nutrition is an important contributor to the occurrence, progression and management NCDs. Health care professionals’ promotion of the adoption of healthy dietary habits among individuals has been shown to reduce the occurrence of NCDs. We assessed the effects of a nutrition education intervention on medical students’ self-perceived preparedness to provide nutrition care. Methods We administered a pre, post and four-weeks follow-up questionnaire to second year medical students who participated in a nutrition education intervention that adapted varied teaching and learning activities. Outcomes were self-perceived preparedness, relevance of nutrition education and perceived need for further training in nutrition. Repeated measures and Friedman tests were used to assess differences in mean scores across pre, post and 4-weeks follow up assessment based on p < 0.5 at 95% confidence interval. Results The proportion of participants who felt prepared to provide nutrition care increased significantly (p = 0.001) from 38% (n = 35) at baseline to 65.2% (n = 60) immediately post-intervention and to 63.2% (n = 54) at 4-weeks follow-up. At baseline, 74.2% (n = 69) of the students perceived nutrition education to be relevant to their future career as medical doctors which increased to 85% (n = 78) immediately after the intervention (p = 0.026) and to 76% (n = 70) 4-weeks follow-up. The proportion of participants who reportedly said they will benefit from further training in nutrition increased from 63.8% (n = 58) at pre-intervention to 74.0% (n = 68) at post-intervention (p = 0.016). Conclusion An innovative, multiple-strategy nutrition education intervention can improve medical students’ self-perceived preparedness to provide nutrition care.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06348-5PreparednessNutrition educationMedical studentsRelevanceGhana |
| spellingShingle | Bright Yammaha Amoore Patience Kanyiri Gaa Shamsu-Deen Ziblim Victor Mogre Preparedness of medical students to provide nutrition care following a nutrition education intervention BMC Research Notes Preparedness Nutrition education Medical students Relevance Ghana |
| title | Preparedness of medical students to provide nutrition care following a nutrition education intervention |
| title_full | Preparedness of medical students to provide nutrition care following a nutrition education intervention |
| title_fullStr | Preparedness of medical students to provide nutrition care following a nutrition education intervention |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparedness of medical students to provide nutrition care following a nutrition education intervention |
| title_short | Preparedness of medical students to provide nutrition care following a nutrition education intervention |
| title_sort | preparedness of medical students to provide nutrition care following a nutrition education intervention |
| topic | Preparedness Nutrition education Medical students Relevance Ghana |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06348-5 |
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