Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15/1, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15/1, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Nutrients. 2024 Jan 29;16(3):392. doi: 10.3390/nu16030392.
This article explores the factors influencing the choice of general practitioners (GPs) and their role in the health care of vegans in Austria. The number of people identifying as vegan is on the rise, and GPs are increasingly confronted with vegan patients. A qualitative method was chosen for this study, and 14 semi-structured interviews with vegans were conducted between April 2022 and July 2022. Participants were recruited primarily through vegan social media groups. In their experiences with health care, vegans felt treated unequally or sometimes incorrectly. The experiences described highlight that participants felt that most GPs were biased against their veganism. Information exchange among vegans primarily takes place online and through publications of vegan associations, while GPs play a minor role in information provision. As the number of vegans grows, an appreciative way of communicating between GPs and vegan patients ought to be promoted. Voluntary interdisciplinary nutritional training, collaboration of the medical field with support organizations, provision of evidence-based information, and collaboration with dietitians and nutritionists could enrich the care of patients with a vegan diet.
本文探讨了影响全科医生（GP）选择的因素以及他们在奥地利素食者医疗保健中的作用。自称为素食者的人数正在增加，全科医生越来越多地面对素食者患者。本研究采用定性方法，于 2022 年 4 月至 7 月期间对 14 名素食者进行了半结构化访谈。参与者主要通过素食社交媒体群组招募。在他们的医疗保健经历中，素食者感到受到不平等对待或有时处理不当。所描述的经历表明，参与者认为大多数全科医生对他们的素食主义持偏见。素食者之间的信息交流主要在线上和素食协会的出版物中进行，而全科医生在信息提供方面的作用较小。随着素食者人数的增加，应该促进全科医生和素食者患者之间的赞赏性沟通。志愿跨学科营养培训、医疗领域与支持组织的合作、提供基于证据的信息以及与营养师和营养学家的合作，可以丰富素食患者的护理。
