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dc.contributor.authorRussell, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorBlack, Lucinda
dc.contributor.authorBegley, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-16T07:38:10Z
dc.date.available2023-01-16T07:38:10Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationRussell, R.D. and Black, L.J. and Begley, A. 2020. The unresolved role of the neurologist in providing dietary advice to people with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 44: ARTN 102304.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90051
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.msard.2020.102304
dc.description.abstract

Background: People with MS often make dietary changes after diagnosis with the aim of slowing disease progression. Although people with MS commonly use the internet for information on diet and MS, neurologists are their preferred source of information. However, little is known about what dietary advice is provided by neurologists. Objectives: To explore the perceptions of neurologists about diet and MS, and to identify the type of dietary advice they provide to their patients with MS. Methods: In this exploratory qualitative study, 11 semi-structured interviews were conducted with neurologists in Western Australia. Audio files were transcribed verbatim, and transcripts were thematically analysed using a general inductive approach. Results: Four themes emerged: 1) juggling the evidence on the role of diet in MS; 2) acknowledging the risks and benefits of specific diets; 3) distancing from the diet ‘gurus’; and 4) the unresolved role of the neurologist in providing dietary advice. Conclusion: Neurologists could meet their patients’ expectations by providing evidence-based dietary advice, such as promoting the benefits of diets that adhere to national dietary guidelines, and being prepared to explain potential risks of restrictive diets. Information about healthy eating needs to be targeted to people with MS.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectClinical Neurology
dc.subjectNeurosciences & Neurology
dc.subjectDiet
dc.subjectDietary advice
dc.subjectDietary guidelines
dc.subjectMultiple sclerosis
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectNeurologists
dc.subjectQUALITATIVE RESEARCH
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.titleThe unresolved role of the neurologist in providing dietary advice to people with multiple sclerosis
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume44
dcterms.source.issn2211-0348
dcterms.source.titleMultiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
dc.date.updated2023-01-16T07:38:10Z
curtin.departmentCurtin School of Population Health
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidBegley, Andrea [0000-0002-5448-8932]
curtin.contributor.orcidBlack, Lucinda [0000-0003-4727-4773]
curtin.contributor.orcidRussell, Rebecca [0000-0002-3554-648X]
curtin.contributor.researcheridBlack, Lucinda [C-1930-2015]
curtin.identifier.article-numberARTN 102304
dcterms.source.eissn2211-0356
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridBegley, Andrea [16416517100]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridBlack, Lucinda [23501520000]


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