Knowledge, attitude, and patient advice on sustainable diets among Spanish health professionals

Fresán, Ujué ; Vidal-Carou, M. Carmen ; Ramos-Truchero, Guadalupe ; Pipaon, Miguel Sáenz de ; Moreno, Luis A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Salas-Salvadó, Jordi

Resumen: Current dietary patterns, especially in high-income countries, are unsustainable. Health professionals, due to their credibility and close contact with the general population, could serve as agents of change for the adoption of sustainable diets. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding sustainable diets among the health professionals in Spain. A 24-item online questionnaire was designed for this purpose, and sent to health professionals (i.e., dietitians-nutritionists, nurses, physicians, and pharmacists). From September 2021 to May 2022, 2,545 health professionals answered the survey completely. One-fifth of them had never heard the term “sustainable diet”, and most of them recognized having limited knowledge about it. They considered promoting sustainable diets when making dietary recommendations important, and pointed out that they would like to be trained on the topic. Indeed, they reported that all health professionals, independent of their career background, should be educated on sustainable diets. Efforts should be stressed on implementing training courses, at university level but also as continuous post-graduate training, providing health professionals in Spain the necessary knowledge to promote the adoption of sustainable diets among the population.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1182226

Año: 2023

Publicado en: Frontiers in Nutrition 10 (2023), [11 pp.]
ISSN: 2296-861X

Factor impacto JCR: 4.0 (2023)

Categ. JCR: NUTRITION & DIETETICS rank: 31 / 114 = 0.272 (2023) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 5.2 - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (Q2) - Food Science (Q2) - Nutrition and Dietetics (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.828 - Food Science (Q1) - Nutrition and Dietetics (Q2) - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/CEX2018-000806-S

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Enfermería (Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería)