Interventions to enhance adherence to dietary advice for preventing and managing chronic diseases in adults: a study protocol

BMC Public Health

Study Protocol

Annie Lapointe¹  Stéphane Ratté¹  France Légaré²  Sophie Desroches³  Karine Gravel⁴  Jayne Thirsk⁵ 

[1] CHUQ Research Center (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Hôpital St-François-d'Assise), Québec, Canada;CHUQ Research Center (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Hôpital St-François-d'Assise), Québec, Canada;Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Canada;CHUQ Research Center (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Hôpital St-François-d'Assise), Québec, Canada;Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Laval University, Québec, Canada;Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Laval University, Québec, Canada;Practice Based Evidence in Nutrition, Dietitians of Canada, Canada;

关键词: Knowledge Translation;    Dietary Advice;    Delphi Study;    Cochrane Systematic Review;    Canadian Context;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-11-111

 received in 2011-01-10, accepted in 2011-02-17,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAdoption of a healthy diet has been identified as the cornerstone in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. However, non-adherence to lifestyle changes raises an important issue since adherence level to dietary advice is a key determinant of the effectiveness of dietary treatment. Therefore, based on the results of a Cochrane systematic review on interventions for enhancing adherence to dietary advice for preventing and managing chronic diseases in adults, the aim of this study is to assess the importance and applicability of interventions enhancing adherence to dietary advice in the Canadian context.Methods/DesignIn phase 1, dietitians' opinion will be assessed through a Delphi study regarding the importance and the applicability in the Canadian context of the interventions found the most effective to enhance adherence to dietary advice through a Cochrane systematic review. In phase 2, findings of the Cochrane systematic review assessing the effects of interventions for enhancing adherence to dietary advice will be reported in a practical format on an online knowledge translation tool for dietitians and other health professionals.DiscussionIn recent years, there has been an increasing recognition of the failure to translate research findings into clinical practice. Therefore, knowledge translation efforts need to prioritize effective interventions that will be the most relevant for practice and end-users by adapting them to the local context. Our study will provide decision makers in the field of dietetic practice with essential knowledge on adherence for elaborating educational activities for academic or professional settings that will respond to dietitians' priorities in terms of importance and applicability to day-to-day practice.

【 授权许可】

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© Desroches et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011