Nutrition counseling and monitoring via tele-nutrition for healthy diet for people with spinal cord injury: A case series analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effect of a tele-nutrition counseling program on diet quality, weight, waist circumference, and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design

Prospective observational study.

Participants

Fifteen participants with SCI were enrolled from an acute inpatient rehabilitation unit and outpatient SCI clinic; ten participants completed the intervention.

Interventions

Six tele-nutrition counseling sessions over 3 months, utilizing videoconferencing and a photographic food diary.

Outcome measures

Weight, waist circumference, Life Satisfaction Index A (LSIA), Knowledge and Nutrition Evaluation with Supplement on Eating Behavior, and Program Satisfaction Survey (PSS).

Results

Ten participants completed both baseline

SUBMITTER: Wood S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9246100 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature