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Current practice in nutrition diagnosis and intervention for the management of P arkinson's disease in A ustralia and C anada
Author(s) -
Sheard Jamie M.,
Ash Susan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1747-0080
pISSN - 1446-6368
DOI - 10.1111/1747-0080.12118
Subject(s) - medicine , intervention (counseling) , disease , consistency (knowledge bases) , malnutrition , clinical practice , medical nutrition therapy , family medicine , intensive care medicine , nursing , geometry , mathematics
Aim To document current practice by dietitians in A ustralia and C anada in the nutrition management of P arkinson's disease. This will help identify priority areas for review and development of practice guidelines and direct future research. Methods Current practice in the phases of the N utrition C are P lan was captured using an online survey distributed to Dietitians Association of Australia members and Practice‐Based Evidence in Nutrition subscribers through their email newsletters. The results of the diagnosis, intervention and monitoring phases are presented here. Results Eighty‐four dietitians responded. There was consistency in practice for nutrition issues that are encountered in other populations, such as malnutrition and constipation. There was more variation in practice in the nutrition issues that are more specific to P arkinson's disease, such as nutrition and meal interactions with medication. A lack of awareness of emerging treatments, such as deep brain stimulation surgery, appears to exist in the responding dietitians. Conclusions The variation in practice that was present for the nutrition issues specific to Parkinson's disease may reflect the lack of quality evidence and subsequently evidence‐based guidelines in these areas. Work to provide background information about treatment options and to translate current evidence for the nutrition issues that are specific to Parkinson's disease into practice recommendations should be completed.