Table 2 Attitude of HCPs towards nutritional advice and probiotics
Dietitian | Paediatrician | General Practitioner | other | did not declare | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nutritional advice plays an important role in my clinical practice. | Disagree | 57 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 95 |
15.9% | 4.2% | 9.7% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 7.7% | ||
Neutral | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | |
.8% | 2.2% | 12.9% | 5.6% | 0.0% | 2.1% | ||
Agree | 298 | 753 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 1112 | |
83.2% | 93.5% | 77.4% | 94.4% | 95.2% | 90.2% | ||
Probiotics have a place in clinical medicine. | Disagree | 14 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
3.9% | 5.8% | 16.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.3% | ||
Neutral | 64 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 103 | |
17.9% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 9.5% | 8.3% | ||
Agree | 279 | 727 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 1068 | |
78.2% | 89.8% | 83.9% | 94.4% | 90.5% | 86.3% | ||
Probiotics are an evidence based intervention for health? | Disagree | 34 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 77 |
9.5% | 4.7% | 9.7% | 0.0% | 9.5% | 6.2% | ||
Not sure | 100 | 153 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 272 | |
28.0% | 18.9% | 19.4% | 47.1% | 23.8% | 22.0% | ||
Agree | 223 | 618 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 886 | |
62.5% | 76.4% | 71.0% | 52.9% | 66.7% | 71.7% | ||
How likely are you to suggest a probiotic food or drink? | Unlikely | 98 | 103 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 217 |
27.9% | 12.8% | 22.6% | 23.5% | 23.8% | 17.7% | ||
Don’t know | 59 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 125 | |
16.8% | 7.5% | 3.2% | 11.8% | 14.3% | 10.2% | ||
Likely | 194 | 641 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 882 | |
55.3% | 79.7% | 74.2% | 64.7% | 61.9% | 72.1% | ||