Impact of patient characteristics on clinicians' decisions to involve dietitians in eating disorder treatment.

Caitlin M McMaster Tracey D Wade Janet L Franklin Glenn Waller Susan Hart

Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2022)

The present study indicates that clinicians' decisions to involve dietitians in ED treatment are systematic rather than random decisions influenced by individual clinician characteristics. Clinicians require further education on the potential for malnutrition regardless of patients' ED diagnosis or weight status, and the dietitian's role in addressing this.

Keyphrases

emergency department
palliative care
end stage renal disease
healthcare
newly diagnosed
body mass index
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
climate change
quality improvement
weight gain
patient reported outcomes