Educational training of nutritionists in Public Health Nutrition: A systematic review
Keywords:
Education higher, Nutrition, public health, Nutritionists, Professional trainingAbstract
The present systematic review aimed to synthesize the findings of studies in the literature on the educational training of nutritionists in Public Health. The study was conducted by searching international databases (PubMed, Science Direct, Lilacs, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science), as well as in the gray literature. The steps of systematic search followed the recommendations of the Preferred Reporing Itens for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. Eligibility criteria included studies on the Public Health training in Nutrition Undergraduate courses, whose subjects were students, educators, and professionals who practice in the field of Nutrition. A total of 633 articles were identified, of which, 66 were eligible for reading and analysis of the full text and 12 were included in the systematic review. Of these, five of these 12 articles used quantitative methods, 3 used mixed methods, and 4 used exclusively qualitative methods. There was high heterogeneity among thestudies, such as different samples, subjects, and evaluation methods. The studies included were carried out from 2008 to 2017 in 28 different countries, including Brazil, Canada, Vietnam, and some European countries. In most of these articles, Public Health was one of the main areas in the formal education of nutritionists, with predominant traditional teaching approach, with a biological focus and a fragmented curricular structure. The included studies were evaluated with low risk of bias. In spite of the limitations identified in the professional training of nutritionists, there was a clear emphasis on the importance of the relationship between theory and practice, teaching-research-extension approaches, and practical activities or internships in Public Health, which can promote the development of skills and competencies that can exert an impact on their professional performance.
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