Abstract
A survey was mailed to a probability sample of primary care physicians in Indiana to assess their use of and barriers to nutritional therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes. Most (62%) primary care physicians reported referring their type 2 diabetes patients for nutrition counseling, while 38% reported providing counseling themselves. Patient-centered barriers were most frequently cited as reasons for poor effectiveness of nutrition therapy. This differs from previous research that cites system-level factors as barriers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 818-821 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of General Internal Medicine |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Barriers
- Diabetes
- Nutrition management
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine