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Table 1 Medical student confidence, beliefs, and familiarity with principles of nutrition in patient care

From: Nutrition from the kitchen: culinary medicine impacts students’ counseling confidence

Question

Agree or strongly agree (%)

 

Baseline

Posttest

X2

P-value

OR

Speaking with our patients about their food choices is an essential part of any discussion about health.

94

97

0.11a

0.736

1.93

I am comfortable having a discussion with a patient about eating habits and health with my current level of nutrition knowledge.

29

92

47.8a

< 0.001

26.8

I am familiar with the basic tenets and research associated with the Mediterranean diet.

54

97

28.43a

< 0.001

25.59

I feel confident that I know what a dietitian does and how they might fit into a patient care team.

37

93

39.77a

< 0.001

23.3

I believe that a physician’s personal health habits correlate directly with patient outcomes.

66

92

10.07a

0.002

5.5

  1. aIndicates use of Yates correction for continuity