1. The Nigerian Dietary Screening Tool: A Step toward Improved Patient-Clinician Communication in Nigerian Hospitals: A Pilot Implementation Study.
- Author
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Batubo NP, Auma CI, Moore JB, and Zulyniak MA
- Subjects
- Humans, Nigeria, Pilot Projects, Male, Female, Adult, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Nutrition Assessment, Young Adult, Aged, Mass Screening methods, Hospitals, Communication, Diet, Physician-Patient Relations
- Abstract
Implementing dietary screening tools into clinical practice has been challenging, including in Nigeria. This study evaluated the impact of the Nigerian dietary screening tool (NiDST) on patient-clinician communication and barriers to and facilitators of implementation. A mixed methods approach was used to collect data from patients ( n = 151) and clinicians ( n = 20) from outpatient clinics in Nigeria. Patients completed the validated 25-item NiDST prior to outpatient consultations. Both patients and clinicians completed the Measurement Instrument for Determinants of Innovations (MIDI) questionnaire to assess implementation determinants post-consultation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted for in-depth feedback. The fidelity of implementation was 92% for NiDST-reported dietary discussion, with a mean completion time of <6 min and an accepted marginal increase in consultation time (<10 min). For clinicians, 25% reported time constraints and their additional nutritional knowledge as barriers, while facilitators of NiDST implementation were the clarity and completeness of the NiDST, clinical relevance and improved patient-clinician communication, as reported by all the clinicians. Over 96% of patients reported the NiDST as quick to complete, with 90.7% reporting self-reflection on dietary intake. This study demonstrated the NiDST's potential to enhance patient-clinician communication and highlighted major facilitators of implementation in clinical practice to improve dietary discussion in Nigeria.
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- 2024
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