Pediatric Resident Nutrition Education Improves Confidence and Knowledge of Infant Formula Management

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-18 DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2025.01.016

Nicole Misner MS, RDN, Athanasios Tsalatsanis PhD, Michelle Yavelow MS, RDN, Amber McClain MD, Diep Nguyen PhD, Racha T. Khalaf MD, MSCS

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Abstract

Objective

(1) To examine pediatric residents’ knowledge, practices, and confidence in the management of infant formula; and (2) to assess whether a targeted educational intervention improves knowledge, practices, and confidence in infant formula management using a post-education survey.

Methods

A pilot educational intervention study was conducted using pre-education and post-education questionnaires. Differences in means between variables were evaluated using Student's t tests, and differences in medians were evaluated using Mann-Whitney tests.

Results

A total of 17 and 18 residents completed surveys before and after educational intervention, respectively. Resident knowledge significantly improved after the education (P = 0.002). Residents’ lack of confidence improved in all categories, including infant formula preparation and safety guidelines (P < 0.001).

Conclusions and Implications

This pilot study suggests that pediatric residents may have knowledge gaps regarding infant formula and lack confidence in its management. Nutrition education shows promise for improving knowledge and confidence, although it needs to be replicated with a larger sample size and a more rigorous research design.

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儿科住院医师营养教育提高婴儿配方奶粉管理的信心和知识。

目的：(1)调查儿科住院医师对婴幼儿配方奶粉管理的知识、实践和信心；(2)通过教育后调查评估有针对性的教育干预是否提高了人们对婴儿配方奶粉管理的认识、实践和信心。方法：采用教育前、教育后问卷进行教育干预试点研究。变量间均值差异采用Student's t检验，中位数差异采用Mann-Whitney检验。结果：教育干预前后分别有17名和18名居民完成了问卷调查。教育后居民知识水平显著提高（P = 0.002）。居民对所有类别的缺乏信心都有所改善，包括婴儿配方奶粉的制备和安全指南（P < 0.001）。结论和启示：本初步研究提示儿科住院医师可能对婴儿配方奶粉有知识缺口，对其管理缺乏信心。营养教育显示出提高知识和信心的希望，尽管它需要更大的样本量和更严格的研究设计来复制。

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Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 医学-学科教育

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4.20

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379

审稿时长

44 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), the official journal of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, is a refereed, scientific periodical that serves as a global resource for all professionals with an interest in nutrition education; nutrition and physical activity behavior theories and intervention outcomes; complementary and alternative medicine related to nutrition behaviors; food environment; food, nutrition, and physical activity communication strategies including technology; nutrition-related economics; food safety education; and scholarship of learning related to these areas. The purpose of JNEB is to document and disseminate original research and emerging issues and practices relevant to these areas worldwide. The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior welcomes evidence-based manuscripts that provide new insights and useful findings related to nutrition education research, practice and policy. The content areas of JNEB reflect the diverse interests in nutrition and physical activity related to public health, nutritional sciences, education, behavioral economics, family and consumer sciences, and eHealth, including the interests of community-based nutrition-practitioners. As the Society''s official journal, JNEB also includes policy statements, issue perspectives, position papers, and member communications.