title: Attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of Australia dietitians regarding dietary supplements: A cross-sectional survey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of Australian dietitians regarding dietary supplements.
  
  
  METHODS
  An online survey was disseminated through the mailing lists of multiple healthcare organizations. There were 231 Australian dietitians that replied to the online survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicate that Australian dietitians are interested in dietary supplements (65%); however, the results also indicate that Australian dietitians are tentative about integrating dietary supplements into their dietetic practice. Concerns regarding potential drug-nutrient/herbal interactions were reported as the primary barrier (67%) to utilizing dietary supplements as part of clinical practice. In addition, there was a strong interest in additional training in dietary supplements (79%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In summary, Australian dietitians are interested in the use of dietary supplements; however, due to current barriers, few dietitians utilize dietary supplements as part of dietetic practice.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Australia. Electronic address: wmarx@bond.edu.au.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.affiliation: Nutrition and Speech Pathology Department, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kiss
authors.affiliation: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McKavanagh
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Australia.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Isenring
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004046:Dietetics / Q000458:organization & administration; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D064686:Nutritionists / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Dietary supplement; Education; Survey