Landström Eva, Sidenvall Birgitta, Koivisto Hursti Ulla-Kaisa, Magnusson Maria
Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Section of Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, SE-751 83, Uppsala, Sweden.
Appetite. 2007 Mar;48(2):241-7. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2006.09.008. Epub 2006 Nov 17.
The aim of this study was to investigate some Swedish dieticians', registered nurses' and physicians' thoughts about functional foods and their willingness to recommend such foods to patients. The health-care professionals were recruited to participate in one group interview with each profession. Participants were recruited through mailed invitations from primary care centers in Uppsala County district. The interviewed physicians and registered nurses, in contrast to the dieticians, expressed more skepticism and distrust about functional foods, their claimed effects on health and the research documenting these effects. The participating dieticians were more willing to recommend the products to patients than were the participating nurses and physicians. Differences in educational and professional background and level of proficiency in nutrition may have affected the disparate beliefs about functional foods among the interviewed groups. Confusion among patients could be a consequence but further research into these disparities is needed.
本研究的目的是调查一些瑞典营养师、注册护士和医生对功能性食品的看法，以及他们向患者推荐此类食品的意愿。招募这些医疗保健专业人员参加每个专业的一组访谈。参与者是通过乌普萨拉县地区初级保健中心邮寄的邀请函招募的。与营养师相比，接受访谈的医生和注册护士对功能性食品、其声称的对健康的影响以及记录这些影响的研究表达了更多的怀疑和不信任。参与研究的营养师比参与研究的护士和医生更愿意向患者推荐这些产品。教育和专业背景以及营养专业水平的差异可能影响了受访群体对功能性食品的不同看法。患者的困惑可能是一个后果，但需要对这些差异进行进一步研究。
