Perspectives and practices of dietitians with regards to social/mass media use during the transitions from face-to-face to telenutrition in the time of COVID-19: A cross-sectional survey in 10 Arab countries
dc.authorid | Radwan Qasrawi / 0000-0001-8671-7026 | en_US |
dc.authorscopusid | Radwan Qasrawi / 57212263325 | en_US |
dc.authorwosid | Radwan Qasrawi / AAA-6245-2019 | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bookari, Khlood | |
dc.contributor.author | Arrish, Jamila M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Alkhalaf, Majid H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Alharbi, Mudi | |
dc.contributor.author | Zaher, Sara M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Alotaibi, Hawazin | |
dc.contributor.author | Tayyem, Reema | |
dc.contributor.author | Al-Awwad, Narmeen | |
dc.contributor.author | Qasrawi, Radwan | |
dc.contributor.author | Allehdan, Sabika | |
dc.contributor.author | Al Sabbah, Haleama | |
dc.contributor.author | AlMajed, Sana | |
dc.contributor.author | Al Hinai, Eiman | |
dc.contributor.author | Kamel, Iman | |
dc.contributor.author | El Ati, Jalila | |
dc.contributor.author | Harb, Ziad | |
dc.contributor.author | Hoteit, Maha | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-16T11:23:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-16T11:23:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | en_US |
dc.department | İstinye Üniversitesi, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | During the COVID-19 pandemic, most healthcare professionals switched from face-to-face clinical encounters to telehealth. This study sought to investigate the dietitians’ perceptions and practices toward the use of social/mass media platforms amid the transition from face-to-face to telenutrition in the time of COVID-19. This cross-sectional study involving a convenient sample of 2,542 dietitians (mean age?=?31.7?±?9.5; females: 88.2%) was launched in 10 Arab countries between November 2020 and January 2021. Data were collected using an online self-administrated questionnaire. Study findings showed that dietitians’ reliance on telenutrition increased by 11% during the pandemic, p?=?0.001. Furthermore, 63.0% of them reported adopting telenutrition to cover consultation activities. Instagram was the platform that was most frequently used by 51.7% of dietitians. Dietitians shouldered new difficulties in dispelling nutrition myths during the pandemic (58.2% reported doing so vs. 51.4% pre-pandemic, p?<?0.001). Compared to the pre-pandemic period, more dietitians perceived the importance of adopting tele nutrition’s clinical and non-clinical services (86.9% vs. 68.0%, p?=?0.001), with 76.6% being confident in this practice. In addition, 90.0% of the participants received no support from their work facilities for social media usage. Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the majority of dietitians (80.0%) observed a rise in public interest in nutrition-related topics, particularly those pertaining to healthy eating habits (p?=?0.001), healthy recipes (p?=?0.001), nutrition and immunity (p?=?0.001), and medical nutrition therapies (p?=?0.012). Time constraint was the most prevalent barrier to offering telenutrition for nutrition care (32.1%), whereas leveraging a quick and easy information exchange was the most rewarding benefit for 69.3% of the dietitians. In conclusion, to ensure a consistent provision of nutrition care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic, dietitians working in Arab countries adopted alternative telenutrition approaches through social/mass media. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Bookari, K., Arrish, J., Alkhalaf, M. M., Alharbi, M. H., Zaher, S., Alotaibi, H. M., ... & Hoteit, M. (2023). Perspectives and practices of dietitians with regards to social/mass media use during the transitions from face-to-face to telenutrition in the time of COVID-19: A cross-sectional survey in 10 Arab countries. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1151648. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1151648 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2296-2565 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 37234764 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85160275146 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1151648 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/3980 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 11 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000993952000001 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wosquality | Q1 | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | en_US |
dc.institutionauthor | Qasrawi, Radwan | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Frontiers | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers in Public Health | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | Dietitians | en_US |
dc.subject | Social Media | en_US |
dc.subject | Mass Media | en_US |
dc.subject | Telenutrition | en_US |
dc.subject | Barriers | en_US |
dc.subject | Benefits | en_US |
dc.subject | Arab Countries | en_US |
dc.title | Perspectives and practices of dietitians with regards to social/mass media use during the transitions from face-to-face to telenutrition in the time of COVID-19: A cross-sectional survey in 10 Arab countries | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |