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Dietitians in Telehealth
The Facts
Telephone sessions have been used successfully
for patient education, self management training, goal setting, resolving behaviour change barriers, reinforcement, encouragement, and rapport building counselling were more than twice as likely to meet national diet and physical activity guidelines than participants who received written materials. Dietary behaviour changes persisted six months after the intervention was delivered individual needs and organizational constraints
Telephone counselling can be easily adapted to meet Shorter but more frequent appointments may help
build rapport and improve health outcomes and its cost-effective satisfied with telephone support and benefited from weekly telephone check-ins successfully adapted for phone delivery.
as part of a nutrition intervention, leads to better health outcomes such as: -- increased fruit and vegetable intake -- decreased total and saturated fat intake -- decreased energy intake -- improved blood sugar control for people with diabetes -- weight loss and decreased body mass index -- decreased waist circumference -- decreased prevalence of metabolic syndrome Telephone counselling provided by a registered dietitian is an effective component of interventions aimed at improving dietary habits, weight loss and both diabetes and metabolic syndrome management.
Telephone nutrition counselling improves client access to registered dietitians and the health promoting information and support they provide.
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Collaborative. Evidence-based
Evidenced Based Practice Dietitians translate complex scientific evidence into practical solutions to promote health and manage special health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, allergies and obesity. Collaborative approach Dietitians are valuable members of the health care team, working collaboratively with other health care professionals including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, and speech language pathologists.
Dietitians individualize information, care plans, and programs to meet the unique needs of clients and communities.
University-educated
Dietitians are university educated with at least 1250 hours of supervised, hands-on training in food systems, disease management, population health, communications and counselling. They must pass a registration exam to become a regulated health professional.** Ongoing professional development is not only a core value but a requirement.
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