Healthcare providers' knowledge, attitude, and practice on quality of nutrition care in hospitals from a developing country: a multicenter experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the fact that malnutrition can affect both recovery and outcome in acute care patients, little is known about malnutrition in Palestine, and even less is known about the assessment of malnutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practices (M-KAP) toward healthcare providers and nutrition care quality measures in hospitalized patients. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the M-KAP of physicians and nurses in routine clinical care and determine the influencing factors.

Methods

From April 1 to June 31, 2019, cross-sectional research was performed at governmental (n = 5) and non-governmental (n = 4) hospitals in the North West Bank of Palestine. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire from physicians and nurses to collect informati

SUBMITTER: Shakhshir M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9990276 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature