Tele-Medical Nutrition Therapy to Promote Healthy Eating and Nutrition Adherence of Chronic Patients in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pragmatically Before-After Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Patients find it difficult, during the pandemic, to receive appropriate nutrition services because of the limited access to health services. This study assessed the effectiveness of a tele-consulting nutrition intervention on the nutrition adherence of patients with diabetes and hypertension.

Methods

A tele-medical nutrition therapy (MNT) intervention was conducted as a one-group before-after trial. The estimated sample size was 314. Of these, 183 patients were selected from Hefdah-e-Shahrivar and 131 from Farabi Hospital. Patients were asked to complete an adapted version of the nutrition adherence self-reported instrument to compare nutrition adherence when they received face-to-face therapy versus tele MNT.

Results

In total, 166 completed all ph

SUBMITTER: Norouzi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11558269 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature