BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Nutrition is a fundamental component of care of critically ill children. Determining variation in nutritional practices within paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) allows for review and improvement of nutrition practices. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN The aim was to survey the nutrition practices and perspectives of paediatric intensivists and dieticians in Asia-Pacifi...

Findings Many participants were aware of their family history of diabetes and attracted by the availability of information and monitoring. Offering home or clinic-based interventions, communication in the participant’s chosen language(s) and excellent relationships between participants and dieticians contributed to retention. Adaptations in food choices were accommodated by participants, althou...

Background: We have developed a model of stratified exercise therapy, in which three knee osteoarthritis (OA) subgroups (i.e., ‘high muscle strength subgroup’, ‘low subgroup’ and ‘obesity subgroup’) can be distinguished provided subgroup-specific intervention. Currently, the (cost-)effectiveness this compared to usual therapy is tested large-scaled randomized controlled trial (OCTOPuS-study [1]...

Cameroon is a low-middle income country with a rich diversity of culture and cuisine. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common in Cameroon and over 80 % of patients present late for care, precluding the use of therapies such as low protein diets (LPDs) that slow its progression. Moreover, the prescription of LPDs is challenging in Cameroon because dieticians are scarce, there are no renal dietici...

DietAdvice is an Australian self-administered dietary assessment website initially developed in 20032005. The website allows patients to enter their dietary information and dieticians to remotely access and interpret the data. DietAdvice is presently being updated with new Australian food composition data. This study aims to describe the update process for moving from 1995 to 2006 food composit...

OBJECTIVE To explore dieticians', occupational therapists' and physical therapists' attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and behaviour concerning evidence-based practice within a university hospital setting. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING University hospital. PARTICIPANTS All dieticians, occupational therapists and physical therapists employed at a Swedish university hospital (n = 306) o...

Introduction: Food quality in hospitals plays a key role in the integrated program for the improvement of nutritional care in hospitals. Providing appropriate nutrition programs in the hospital setting is particularly challenging due to the diverse dietary needs of patients. The present study aimed to determine the influential factors in the satisfaction of patients with the food service in the...

Undernutrition, growth failure, overweight, micronutrient deficiencies, and osteopenia are nutritional comorbidities that affect the neurologically impaired child. Monitoring neurologically impaired children for nutritional comorbidities is an integral part of their care. Early involvement by a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, dieticians, occupational and speech therapists, psychol...