Nutritionist’s Variation in Counseling Style and the Effect on Weight Change of Patients Attending a Community Based Lifestyle Modification Program

Kris Y. W. Lok, Ruth S. M. Chan, Mandy M. M. Sea and Jean Woo
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Kris Y. W. Lok: Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Ruth S. M. Chan: Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Mandy M. M. Sea: Centre for Nutritional Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Jean Woo: Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

IJERPH, 2010, vol. 7, issue 2, 1-14

Abstract: Information concerning the nature of nutritionist-patient relationships is very limited. This qualitative and quantitative study examined nutritionist’s skills, attributes, and beliefs towards nutrition counseling during a lifestyle modification intervention program, and whether this affected the patient’s weight outcome. 24 nutrition consultations were observed during the program and the nutritionists were interviewed for their perception on practice (n = 4). A statistically significant difference was observed between the nutritionists in regard to patient’s weight change after adjustment for age and baseline weight (p

Keywords: dietary adherence; lifestyle modification; weight management; obesity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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