Nutrition management of type 2 diabetes by primary care physicians: reported use and barriers.
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.
Marrero
D G
DG
Diabetes Research and Training Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA. dgmarrer@iupui.edu
Kraft
S K
SK
Mayfield
J
J
Wheeler
M L
ML
Fineberg
N
N
D003376:Counseling; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000628:therapy*; D005194:Family Practice; D015438:Health Behavior; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007388:Internal Medicine; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation