The role of the dietitian in the hospital team. The current situation in Poland in relation to the needs of society

Background: Nutrition that is adequate to the patient’s health status a component of co-determining factors in improving health. Moreover, appropriate activities dietician, such as assessing nutritional or educating patients, are counted among determinants conditioning effectiveness conducted treatment. The number employed dietitians hospitals low, which results 76-740 patients per one specialist, turn makes effective education impossible. aim this study was compare duties working Polish relation needs society. Material and methods: research tool consisted two original, anonymous questionnaires, addressed public active dietitians. analysis based on 595 questionnaire results, including 93 from nutritionists. Results: Of respondents who were admitted hospital ward, 83.3% had no contact with nutritionist (N=347). surveyed most often declared there at care provider employing them, smallest being 1 largest 55. Only three received dietary recommendations upon discharge (N=133; 32.1%). Nearly half do not prepare menus (48.4%). According public, dietitian should be involved counseling, developing for kitchen catering, discharged hospital. Conclusions: Dietitians right qualifications specialties, integrated into workforce, can have huge impact proper therapy patients. As result, high probability increasing treatment, resulting service savings support medical community.