J Korean Acad Fam Med.  1999 Jun;20(6):798-803.

Current status of nutritional screening in periodic health examination

• Kang JH

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Dietary intervention is important in the prevention and treatment of chronic degenerative diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, obesity, fatty liver, cerebrovascular accident, hypertension. To contribute to the improvement of periodic health examination, we investigated the current status of nutritional screening.
METHODS
We gathered information about nutritional screening and education by review of questionnaires and telephone interview with physicians and dieticians in 20 university hospitals.
RESULTS
Nutritional screening and education was not being done in 11 out of 20 hospitals. It was done only to those who were need of in 3 hospitals. In one hospital, brief nutritional screening was carried out to all and nutritional education only to those who were in need of it. In the rest of the hospitals, nutritional screening and education was dane to all.
CONCLUSIONS
Nutritional screening and education was sufficient for primary and secordary prevention in only a few hospitals. Joint development of nutritional screening tools and educational materials is needed.

Keyword

periodic health examination; nutritional screening; nutritional education

MeSH Terms

Diabetes Mellitus
Education
Fatty Liver
Hospitals, University
Hyperlipidemias
Hypertension
Interviews as Topic
Joints
Mass Screening*
Nutritionists
Obesity
Stroke
Surveys and Questionnaires