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. 2023 Apr 21:33:102216.
doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102216. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Healthcare provider-delivered healthy eating recommendations among U.S. Hispanic/Latino adults

Esmeralda Castro  1   2 , Nichole R Kelly  1   2 , Elizabeth L Budd  1   2
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Healthcare provider-delivered healthy eating recommendations among U.S. Hispanic/Latino adults

Esmeralda Castro et al. Prev Med Rep. .

Abstract

U.S. Hispanic/Latino adults are at heightened risk for developing diet-related chronic diseases. Healthcare provider recommendations have shown to be effective for promoting health behavior change, but little is known about healthcare provider healthy eating recommendations among Hispanics/Latinos. To investigate the prevalence of and adherence to healthcare provider-delivered healthy eating recommendations among a U.S. sample of Hispanic/Latino adults, participants (N = 798; M = 39.6±15.1 years; 52% Mexican/Mexican American) were recruited via Qualtrics Panels to complete an online survey in January 2018. Most (61%) participants reported having ever received a healthcare provider-delivered dietary recommendation. Higher body mass index (AME = 0.015 [0.009, 0.021]) and having a chronic health condition (AME = 0.484 [0.398, 0.571]) were positively associated with receiving a dietary recommendation while age (AME = -0.004 [-0.007, -0.001]) and English proficiency (AME = -0.086 [-0.154, -0.018]) were negatively associated. Participants reported adhering regularly (49.7%) and sometimes (44.4%) to recommendations. There were no significant associations with patient characteristics and adherence to a healthcare provider-delivered dietary recommendation. Findings inform next steps toward increasing implementation of brief dietary counseling from healthcare providers to support prevention and management of chronic diseases among this under-studied population.

Keywords: Chronic disease; Diet; Health care provider; Healthy; Hispanic/Americans; Prevention; Primary care.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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