Provider Beliefs, Practices, and Perceived Barriers to Dietary Elimination Therapy in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Despite effective dietary treatments, physicians prefer medications for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). METHODS: We conducted a web-based survey of providers to assess the perceived effectiveness, practice patterns, and barriers to EoE dietary therapy. RESULTS: Providers view diet as the least effective treatment. The greatest barrier was the belief that patients are disinterested and unlikely to adhere (58%). With less access to dietitians (56%), nonacademic providers often manage diets without dietitian guidance (41%). DISCUSSION: Given high patient acceptance for diets and multiple treatment options for EoE, clinicians need evidence-based knowledge on EoE diets, access to dietitians, and awareness of patient preferences.
Institutions: University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Columbia University, University of Utah, Northwestern University, Riley Hospital for Children, Community Health Network, Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Language: English
Topic: Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4294771192