Impact of an interactive dietary management program on nephrolithiasis patients in Taiwan

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Title: Impact of an interactive dietary management program on nephrolithiasis patients in Taiwan
Authors: Anas Khaleel, Pin-Hui Wei, Cindy Tu, Ya-Ting Chuang, Li-Nai Kuo, Hsiang-Yin Chen
Source: Discover Food, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2025)
Publisher Information: Springer, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: LCC:Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Subject Terms: DASH-style, Nephrolithiasis, Dietary program, Taipei Medical University, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641
More Details: Abstract Purpose The goal of the current study was to test the attitudes and knowledge of kidney stone patients before and after a nutritional educational intervention. Participants’ dietary practices were also surveyed. Methods Patients who visited clinics at Taipei Medical University-Wan Fang Hospital in 2015 for kidney stones were recruited in a dietary management program based on a dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH) style diet. The questionnaire was developed with 20 dichotomous questions measuring knowledge and attitudes and 6 questions for practices on a 5-point scale. The knowledge and attitude sections were administered before and after the program, with the practice section set as a pre-intervention test. A total of 51 subjects completed the study. Results The average scores of knowledge increased from 3.7 ± 2.4 to 7.2 ± 2.37 (p-value
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2731-4286
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2731-4286
DOI: 10.1007/s44187-025-00358-x
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/803d7c68596343c5b659581b715e9d97
Accession Number: edsdoj.803d7c68596343c5b659581b715e9d97
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:27314286
DOI:10.1007/s44187-025-00358-x
Published in:Discover Food
Language:English