1. Nutrition management of type 2 diabetes by primary care physicians: reported use and barriers.
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Marrero, David G., Kraft, Stephanie Kakos, Mayfield, Jennifer, Wheeler, Madelyn L., Fineberg, Naomi, Marrero, D G, Kraft, S K, Mayfield, J, Wheeler, M L, and Fineberg, N
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DIABETES ,PRIMARY care ,DIET therapy ,TYPE 2 diabetes treatment ,COUNSELING ,FAMILY medicine ,HEALTH behavior ,INTERNAL medicine ,MEDICAL referrals ,PRIMARY health care ,SURVEYS - Abstract
A survey was mailed to a probability sample of primary care physicians in Indiana to assess their use of and barriers to nutritional therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes. Most (62%) primary care physicians reported referring their type 2 diabetes patients for nutrition counseling, while 38% reported providing counseling themselves. Patient-centered barriers were most frequently cited as reasons for poor effectiveness of nutrition therapy. This differs from previous research that cites system-level factors as barriers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
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