Evaluating the Evidence and Assessing Registered Dietitian Nutritionists' Perceptions of the Complex Renal Dietary Restrictions

Author

Alyssa Lee Welte, Illinois State UniversityFollow

Date of Award

9-1-2017

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

First Advisor

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.

Comments

Imported from ProQuest Welte_ilstu_0092N_11077.pdf

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