Autor(es):
Pullerits, L ; Sammut, MR ; Sghedoni, D ; Sheehan, M ; Thireos, EA ; Tataradze, R ; Jurgova, E ; Frolova, EV ; Keinanen Kiukkanniemi, S ; Vucak, J ; Bjorkelund, C ; Tabenkin, H ; Kitai, E ; Radzeviciene, R ; Ungan, M ; Govaerts, F ; Pas, L ; Franck, A ; Markou, V ; Sanchez, A ; Ruiz, M ; Pineiro, R ; Brotons, C ; Bulc, M ; Ciurana, R ; Drenthen, T ; Durrer, D ; Godycki Cwirko, M ; Gorpelioglu, S ; Kloppe, P ; Lionis, C ; Mancini, M ; Carlos Martins ; Mierzecki, A ; Pichler, I
Data: 2005
Identificador Persistente: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/1936
Origem: Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto
Descrição
Background: Most of the national colleges of general practitioners (GPs) do not have their own dietary/nutritional tools, and GPs and nurses do not have the time, knowledge, or skills to advise their patients about desirable dietary practices. Objective: To assess the usefulness of a simple and practical guide on healthy diet to be used by European GPs and nurses. Design: A postal survey was mailed to 171 GPs and nurses from 12 European countries to obtain information about the usefulness of a guide on healthy diet developed by EUROPREV. Results: The perception of health professionals is that the main source of information on healthy diet for the population was the media. In all, 95% of GPs and nurses reported that the guide was useful; 93, 95, and 82% reported that the concepts were concise, easy to understand, and realistic, respectively. Also, 77% reported that the type of counselling recommended was feasible and could be applied, 94% reported that the implementation measures proposed could be effective and 88% reported that the Traditional Mediterranean Diet Pyramid is useful, but some concerns about the content were mentioned. Conclusions: GPs and nurses from Europe think that a practical guide on healthy diet developed by EUROPREV could be used to advise patients in primary care, although the Traditional Mediterranean Diet Pyramid should be modified.
