Technology-Guided Diet Counseling Training Enhances Resident Physicians’ Shared Decision-Making Skills in Primary Care

Highlights

• Technology-guided diet counseling training (Nutri) significantly enhances primary care residents’ attitudes and self-efficacy regarding diet discussions compared to standard training.
• Residents receiving Nutri training report higher satisfaction and greater intention to integrate diet discussions into routine care.
• Key training elements identified include a defined physician role, a structured conversation framework, and access to nutrition content aids at the point of care.
• Transitioning diet education from time-intensive history-taking to shared decision-making aligns with advancing automated diet assessment tools and clinical practice needs.

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