Reddout M J
State University College, Buffalo, NY 14222.
J Am Diet Assoc. 1991 Aug;91(8):926-32.
A survey to examine dietitians' perceptions of the effects of continuing education on dietetic practice and use of standards to measure quality practice was conducted. Continuing education approved for maintenance of professional registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and continuing education not applicable for registration status (non-CDR) were studied. A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of 484 registered dietitians from the northeast United States who had been employed in health care institutions for 3 years or more. A response rate of 40% was obtained. The investigation showed a significantly greater perceived improvement in practice from non-CDR continuing education over a 3-year period than from CDR-approved continuing education. Respondents obtaining less than 30 hours of non-CDR and CDR continuing education over a 3-year period derived a significantly smaller perceived improvement in practice than did respondents obtaining more than 30 hours. Personal standards were used to the greatest extent (87%), followed by standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (68%), to measure quality practice. This study indicates that practitioners focusing on improving their practice will want to consider the contributions of informal work-related activities as well as CDR-approved continuing education.
开展了一项调查，以了解营养师对继续教育对饮食实践的影响以及衡量优质实践的标准使用情况的看法。研究了经饮食注册委员会（CDR）批准用于维持专业注册的继续教育以及不适用于注册状态的继续教育（非CDR）。一份自填式问卷被邮寄给来自美国东北部484名在医疗机构工作3年或以上的注册营养师的随机样本。获得了40%的回复率。调查显示，在3年期间，非CDR继续教育在实践中的感知改善明显大于CDR批准的继续教育。在3年期间获得少于30小时非CDR和CDR继续教育的受访者在实践中的感知改善明显小于获得超过30小时的受访者。个人标准在衡量优质实践中使用程度最高（87%），其次是医疗保健组织认证联合委员会的标准（68%）。这项研究表明，专注于改进实践的从业者将希望考虑非正式工作相关活动以及CDR批准的继续教育的贡献。
