Hugues Vaillancourt1, France Légaré, Annie Lapointe, Sarah-Maude Deschênes, Sophie Desroches. 1. Research Assistant, Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (INAF), Laval University, Quebec City, QCAffiliated Researcher, CHUQ Research Center (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Hôpital St-François-d'Assise),Associate Professor, Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC,Associate Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Laval University, Quebec City, QC,Affiliated Researcher, Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (INAF), Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Shared decision making (SDM) represents an interesting approach to optimize the impact of dietary treatment, but there is no evidence that SDM is commonly integrated into diet-related health care. OBJECTIVE: To assess the extent to which dietitians involve patients in decisions about dietary treatment. METHODS: We audiotaped dietitians conducting nutritional consultations with their patients, and we transcribed the tapes verbatim. Three trained raters independently evaluated the content of the nutritional consultations using a coding frame based on the 12 items of the French-language version of the OPTION scale, a validated and reliable third-observer instrument designed to assess patients' involvement by examining specific health professionals' behaviours. Coding was facilitated by the qualitative research software NVivo 8. We assessed internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha and inter-rater reliability with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). RESULTS: Of the 40 dietitians eligible to participate in the study, 19 took part. We recruited one patient per participating dietitian. The overall mean OPTION score was 29 ± 8% [range, 0% (no patient involvement in the decision] to 100% [high patient involvement)]. The mean duration of consultations was 50 ± 26 min. The OPTION score was positively correlated with the duration of the consultation (r = 0.65, P < 0.01). Internal consistency and inter-rater reliability were both good (Cronbach's alpha = 0.72; ICC = 0.65). CONCLUSION: This study is the first to use a framework based on the OPTION scale to report on dietitians' involvement of patients in decisions about patients' dietary treatment. The results suggest that involvement is suboptimal. Interventions to increase patients' involvement in diet-related decision making are indicated.
BACKGROUND: Shared decision making (SDM) represents an interesting approach to optimize the impact of dietary treatment, but there is no evidence that SDM is commonly integrated into diet-related health care. OBJECTIVE: To assess the extent to which dietitians involve patients in decisions about dietary treatment. METHODS: We audiotaped dietitians conducting nutritional consultations with their patients, and we transcribed the tapes verbatim. Three trained raters independently evaluated the content of the nutritional consultations using a coding frame based on the 12 items of the French-language version of the OPTION scale, a validated and reliable third-observer instrument designed to assess patients' involvement by examining specific health professionals' behaviours. Coding was facilitated by the qualitative research software NVivo 8. We assessed internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha and inter-rater reliability with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). RESULTS: Of the 40 dietitians eligible to participate in the study, 19 took part. We recruited one patient per participating dietitian. The overall mean OPTION score was 29 ± 8% [range, 0% (no patient involvement in the decision] to 100% [high patient involvement)]. The mean duration of consultations was 50 ± 26 min. The OPTION score was positively correlated with the duration of the consultation (r = 0.65, P < 0.01). Internal consistency and inter-rater reliability were both good (Cronbach's alpha = 0.72; ICC = 0.65). CONCLUSION: This study is the first to use a framework based on the OPTION scale to report on dietitians' involvement of patients in decisions about patients' dietary treatment. The results suggest that involvement is suboptimal. Interventions to increase patients' involvement in diet-related decision making are indicated.
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