J Korean Diet Assoc.
2014 Nov;20(4):235-246. 10.14373/JKDA.2014.20.4.235.
Nurses' Perception on Clinical Nutrition Services by Types of Medical Institution and Area
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- 1Division of Clinical Nutrition, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-738, Korea.
- 2Department of Nutrition Service, Gangman Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 135-740, Korea.
- 3Department of Medical Nutrition, Kyunghee University, Geyonggi-do 446-701, Korea.
- 4Department of Food & Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul 142-732, Korea.
- 5Department of Health Care Center, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul 143-717, Korea.
- 6Department of Korean Cuisine, Jeonju University, Jeonju 560-759, Korea.
- 7Department of Food & Nutritonal Care, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
- 8Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Severance Hospital, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
- 9Department of Dietetics, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 135-710, Korea.
- 10Divison of Food Science & Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-738, Korea. eslyu@pknu.ac.kr
- KMID: 2332451
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.14373/JKDA.2014.20.4.235
Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to evaluate nurses' perception of clinical nutrition services. A cross-sectional survey design was performed. The research was accomplished by using questionnaires developed for this study and administered from September 12 to December 31, 2013 to 343 nurses at 43 tertiary hospitals and 20 general hospitals. The percentage of nurses who recognized clinical nutrition certificate as issued from nation was 27.8%. The mean scores of perceived usefulness on clinical nutrition services was 4.23/5.00, whereas that of perceived implementation was 3.76/5.00. The mean scores of necessity of disease-specialized clinical dietitian at capital hospitals were significantly higher for obesity (P<0.01), cancer (P<0.05), and infant & childhood disease (P<0.01) than at local hospitals. The rates of nurses' experience in group education on cancer at capital hospitals (21.7%) was significantly higher than that at local hospitals (10.3%) (P<0.05). The mean scores of perceived importance of clinical nutrition services were 4.46/5.00 for 'group nutrition education', 4.46/5.00 for 'individual consultation', and 4.40/5.00 for 'nutrition management for enteral nutrition (EN) patients'. The most common reason why clinical nutrition services are important was 'improving malnutritional status'. To activate clinical nutrition services especially at local hospitals, clinical dietitians should give systematic assistance to patients and also institutional supports are needed.
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