Education Program to Improve Knowledge and Practices of Dietitians Caring for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Saudi Arabias Public Hospitals

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to develop, implement, and assess an educational program to improve dietitians knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to renal nutrition for chronic kidney disease CKD patients in public hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The study hypothesizes that dietitians who participate in the program will show significant improvements compared to those who do not. The findings are intended to help dietitians provide better nutritional care to CKD patients. The study is a cluster randomized controlled trial involving 100 dietitians divided into two groups an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group will take part in a five-week educational program covering five lessons on nutrition assessment, malnutrition, nutrient deficiencies, nutrition intervention, and counseling skills tailored for CKD. This program will be delivered online via Zoom using lectures, workshops, brainstorming, case studies, and various learning materials. The control group will not receive any intervention. Participants will be evaluated through interviews at three points before the program starts baseline, one week after the program ends, and three months later. Researchers will assess dietitians competencies in knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding renal nutrition using questionnaires. Data will be analyzed with statistical software to measure changes over time. The entire process aims to monitor improvements and long-term retention of the educational content.

Impact of an Intervention Education Program on the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Dietitians