Nutrition competence of primary care physicians in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Primary care physicians have an opportunity to support healthy dietary behaviours of patients by providing nutrition care. However, it is unclear whether primary care physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are sufficiently competent in nutrition. This study aimed to assess the nutrition competence of primary care physicians in KSA and identify whether nutrition competence is associated with the provision of nutrition care to patients living with diet-related chronic disease.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

Chronic disease clinics across 48 primary care centres under the Ministry of Health in the city of Jeddah, KSA.

Participants

90 primary care physicians completed the survey (response rate: 98%). General practitioners and family med

SUBMITTER: Al-Gassimi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6955539 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature