Impact for Continuing Education

• DOI: 10.1097/tin.0b013e3182260f0d
• Publication Date: 2013-09-07T00:58:53Z
• Authors: Rena Zelig; Laura Byham-Gray; Riva Touger-Decker; J. Scott Parrott; Diane Rigassio-Ra...
• Keywords: Nutrition Education

A prospective, one-group, pre-post test design was used to determine change in knowledge and attitudes of registered dietitians long-term care settings regarding the use nutrition process model international dietetics terminology. Sixty dietitian participants, employed by 4 US health services companies, completed a Web-based course module including pre- posttests. Following intervention, (p < .01, paired-samples t test) attitude scores tests) increased significantly. Educational interventions targeted practice setting can improve International Dietetics Nutrition Terminology as measured tests. Further research with larger sample size is needed.