Exploration of barriers and enablers for the use of the nutrition care process among a diverse sample of registered dietitian nutritionists: a mixed methods analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) use the Nutrition Care Process and its Terminology (NCP/T) to generate outcomes and demonstrate the impact of medical nutrition therapy. Despite integration into education in 2009, many RDNs continue to face challenges in its application.

Objective

This study aimed to identify barriers and enablers to NCP/T use to better understand how adoption can be improved, and to assess whether qualitative feedback from practicing RDNs aligns with quantitative findings from the 2017 International Nutrition Care Process and Terminology Implementation Survey (INIS).

Design

An explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach was used. Quantitative data was from United States based RDNs who participated in the 2017 INIS. The focus gro

SUBMITTER: Asare IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12894035 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature