Barriers and Opportunities for Clinical Nutritionists in 13 Latin American Countries: A Qualitative Study
A clinical nutritionist (CN) is a university-educated professional trained to perform preventive and recovery functions in the health of patients. The actions of these professionals, both worldwide and in Latin America, may face barriers and opportunities that require careful identification and exam...
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| author | Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias Mirta Crovetto-Mattassi Samuel Durán-Agüero Solange Parra-Soto Leslie Landaeta-Díaz Sheila Cerezo de Ríos Jhon Jairo Bejarano-Roncancio Karla Cordón-Arrivillaga María Vitullo Otilia Perichart-Perera Nathaly Vanessa Averos Solange Anahí Rodríguez Gloria Maricela Morales Eliana Romina Meza-Miranda Edna J. Nava-González Melissa Miranda-Durán Saby Mauricio-Alza Alfonsina Ortiz-Fiorito Beatriz Núñez-Martínez Sonia Ivankovich-Guillén |
| author_facet | Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias Mirta Crovetto-Mattassi Samuel Durán-Agüero Solange Parra-Soto Leslie Landaeta-Díaz Sheila Cerezo de Ríos Jhon Jairo Bejarano-Roncancio Karla Cordón-Arrivillaga María Vitullo Otilia Perichart-Perera Nathaly Vanessa Averos Solange Anahí Rodríguez Gloria Maricela Morales Eliana Romina Meza-Miranda Edna J. Nava-González Melissa Miranda-Durán Saby Mauricio-Alza Alfonsina Ortiz-Fiorito Beatriz Núñez-Martínez Sonia Ivankovich-Guillén |
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| description | A clinical nutritionist (CN) is a university-educated professional trained to perform preventive and recovery functions in the health of patients. The actions of these professionals, both worldwide and in Latin America, may face barriers and opportunities that require careful identification and examination. The main objective of this study is to identify the most important barriers and opportunities for the clinical nutritionist in 13 Latin American countries. A qualitative study was carried out; the initial phase involved conducting in-depth individual interviews with 89 informants, experienced CNs from 13 Latin American countries. After calculating the mean and standard deviation, we ranked the top 10 most frequently reported barriers by assigning a score ranging from 1 to 10. Additionally, 3 opportunities were identified with a lower score from 1 to 3. Means and standard deviation were calculated to sort the responses. Results: the most important barrier was the absence of public policies that regulate and/or monitor compliance with the staffing of CNs according to the number of hospital beds, while the most important opportunity was the advances in technology such as software, body analysis equipment and other tools used in Nutritional Care. The identified barriers can interfere with the professional performance of CNs and, moreover, make it difficult to monitor the good nutritional status of patients. It is recommended to consider the barriers identified in this study, as well as the opportunities, with a view to improving the quality of hospital services with an adequate supply of nutritionists. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc913adca37a495ea58a1e4fa15f08d12023-10-31T05:35:26ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Primary Care & Community Health2150-13272023-10-011410.1177/21501319231204580Barriers and Opportunities for Clinical Nutritionists in 13 Latin American Countries: A Qualitative StudyTannia Valeria Carpio-Arias0Mirta Crovetto-Mattassi1Samuel Durán-Agüero2Solange Parra-Soto3Leslie Landaeta-Díaz4Sheila Cerezo de Ríos5Jhon Jairo Bejarano-Roncancio6Karla Cordón-Arrivillaga7María Vitullo8Otilia Perichart-Perera9Nathaly Vanessa Averos10Solange Anahí Rodríguez11Gloria Maricela Morales12Eliana Romina Meza-Miranda13Edna J. Nava-González14Melissa Miranda-Durán15Saby Mauricio-Alza16Alfonsina Ortiz-Fiorito17Beatriz Núñez-Martínez18Sonia Ivankovich-Guillén19Chimborazo Higher Polytechnic School, EcuadorUniversidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, ChileEscuela de Nutrición y Dietética. Facultad de Ciencias para el Cuidado de la Salud. Universidad San Sebastián, Los Leones, ChileUniversidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, ChileUniversidad de Las Américas, Santiago, ChileInteramerican University of Panama, Panama City, PanamaNational University of Colombia, Bogotá campus, ColombiaUniversity of San Carlos de Guatemala, GuatemalaCarrera de Nutrición de la Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas de la Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNational Institute of Perinatology, Mexico City, MexicoHigher Polytechnic School of Chimborazo, EcuadorHigher Polytechnic School of Chimborazo, EcuadorDr. Andrés Bello University of El Salvador, El SalvadorUniversidad Nacional de Asunción – Centro Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Tecnológicas, San Lorenzo, ParaguayAutonomous University of Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoUniversidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, BoliviaNorbert Wiener Private University, PeruUniversidad Católica del Uruguay, Montevideo, UruguayUniversidad Maria Auxiliadora, Mariano Roque Alonso, ParaguayCosta Rican Association of Dietitians and Nutritionists (ACDYN), San José, Costa RicaA clinical nutritionist (CN) is a university-educated professional trained to perform preventive and recovery functions in the health of patients. The actions of these professionals, both worldwide and in Latin America, may face barriers and opportunities that require careful identification and examination. The main objective of this study is to identify the most important barriers and opportunities for the clinical nutritionist in 13 Latin American countries. A qualitative study was carried out; the initial phase involved conducting in-depth individual interviews with 89 informants, experienced CNs from 13 Latin American countries. After calculating the mean and standard deviation, we ranked the top 10 most frequently reported barriers by assigning a score ranging from 1 to 10. Additionally, 3 opportunities were identified with a lower score from 1 to 3. Means and standard deviation were calculated to sort the responses. Results: the most important barrier was the absence of public policies that regulate and/or monitor compliance with the staffing of CNs according to the number of hospital beds, while the most important opportunity was the advances in technology such as software, body analysis equipment and other tools used in Nutritional Care. The identified barriers can interfere with the professional performance of CNs and, moreover, make it difficult to monitor the good nutritional status of patients. It is recommended to consider the barriers identified in this study, as well as the opportunities, with a view to improving the quality of hospital services with an adequate supply of nutritionists.https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319231204580 |
| spellingShingle | Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias Mirta Crovetto-Mattassi Samuel Durán-Agüero Solange Parra-Soto Leslie Landaeta-Díaz Sheila Cerezo de Ríos Jhon Jairo Bejarano-Roncancio Karla Cordón-Arrivillaga María Vitullo Otilia Perichart-Perera Nathaly Vanessa Averos Solange Anahí Rodríguez Gloria Maricela Morales Eliana Romina Meza-Miranda Edna J. Nava-González Melissa Miranda-Durán Saby Mauricio-Alza Alfonsina Ortiz-Fiorito Beatriz Núñez-Martínez Sonia Ivankovich-Guillén Barriers and Opportunities for Clinical Nutritionists in 13 Latin American Countries: A Qualitative Study Journal of Primary Care & Community Health |
| title | Barriers and Opportunities for Clinical Nutritionists in 13 Latin American Countries: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Barriers and Opportunities for Clinical Nutritionists in 13 Latin American Countries: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Barriers and Opportunities for Clinical Nutritionists in 13 Latin American Countries: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers and Opportunities for Clinical Nutritionists in 13 Latin American Countries: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Barriers and Opportunities for Clinical Nutritionists in 13 Latin American Countries: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | barriers and opportunities for clinical nutritionists in 13 latin american countries a qualitative study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319231204580 |
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