Graduation Term
9-1-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Committee Chair
Jennifer L. Barnes
Abstract
The renal diet is often regarded as challenging to teach and follow, and can easily lead to additional complications, including malnutrition. Recent trends in the literature have suggested a liberalization in the renal diet, though no studies have assessed whether Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) are comfortable making this change. An original, cross-sectional survey was created for this study. 187 renal dietitians completed the survey which revealed that only 15.3% of participants felt it is acceptable to liberalize the standard dietary restriction on fruits and vegetables, and 13.6% said the same about the bean and legume restriction. 19.9% are extremely likely to liberalize the whole grain restriction. Future research is needed to establish efficacy of a liberalized diet as well as interventions to help RDNs feel more comfortable implementing the liberalization of the renal diet.
Recommended Citation
Welte, Alyssa Lee, "Evaluating the Evidence and Assessing Registered Dietitian Nutritionists' Perceptions of the Complex Renal Dietary Restrictions" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 816.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/816
DOI
http://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2017.Welte.A
Page Count
48