Interactive Diet Goal Setting Software for Primary Care Improves Provider Obesity Counseling Competence: The Nutri Pilot RCT

Despite its importance in chronic disease management, primary care providers (PCPs; physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners) receive limited training in obesity counseling. We developed a software application, Nutri, to improve brief dietary behavior change counseling by PCPs via “the 5 As” framework. Nutri 1) collects and synthesizes patient diet data (Assess), 2) provides goal recommendations prioritized by a patient's dietary risk (Advise), 3) guides PCPs to collaboratively select one diet goal with a patient (Agree), 4) tailors take-home materials support goal attain ment (Assist), and 5) facilitates PCP follow-up (Arrange).
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research