Adherence Of Spanish Primary Physicians And Clinical Practise To The Mediterranean Diet

The primary objective of this study was to explore physicians' adherence to the dietary pattern known as the Mediterranean diet (MD). As a secondary objective we assessed physicians' awareness on the benefits of the MD and of the possibility of prescribing it. The PREDIMED test was answere...

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Published in:European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2019, Vol.72 (Suppl 1), p.92
Main Authors: Sentenach-Carbo, Ares, Batlle, Carme, Franquesa, Marcella, García-Fernandez, Elena, Rico, Laura, Shamirian-Pulido, Laia, Pérez, Montse
Format: Report
Language:English
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Physicians
Practice
Surveys
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Summary:The primary objective of this study was to explore physicians' adherence to the dietary pattern known as the Mediterranean diet (MD). As a secondary objective we assessed physicians' awareness on the benefits of the MD and of the possibility of prescribing it. The PREDIMED test was answered by 422 Spanish physicians. In 8 out of 14 questions, more than 50% of the individuals scored only 1 point. However, 3 questions resulted in 1 point being scored by almost all physicians. Thus, on average, 55% of questions obtained 1-point scoring. The second questionnaire was answered by 212 physicians; 70% of them considered themselves to be aware of the benefits of the MD. More than 60% said they could invest 5 min of their time to recommend the MD. Primary care physicians do not show a high level of adherence to the MD and emphasize the need for creating tools to evaluate it in their patients. This research can be useful as both a database and a justification for the creation of a new protocol to help physicians increase their own and their patients' MD adherence.
ISSN:0954-3007
DOI:10.1038/s41430-018-0314-8