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Impact of an interactive dietary management program on nephrolithiasis patients in Taiwan

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The goal of the current study was to test the attitudes and knowledge of kidney stone patients before and after a nutritional educational intervention. Participants’ dietary practices were also surveyed. Patients who visited clinics at Taipei Medical University-Wan Fang Hospital in 2015 for kidney stones were recruited in a dietary management program based on a dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH) style diet. The questionnaire was developed with 20 dichotomous questions measuring knowledge and attitudes and 6 questions for practices on a 5-point scale. The knowledge and attitude sections were administered before and after the program, with the practice section set as a pre-intervention test. A total of 51 subjects completed the study. The average scores of knowledge increased from 3.7 ± 2.4 to 7.2 ± 2.37 (p-value < 0.05) post-intervention, and attitude scores also extensively enhanced from 38.3 ± 4.61 to 40.7 ± 3.40 (p-value < 0.05). Moreover, the practice score was more closely associated with the knowledge score than it was with the attitude score. The current dietary management program based on concepts of a DASH-style diet for nephrolithiasis patients positively impacted patients’ knowledge and attitudes.

Source: Discover Food

DOI: 10.1007/s44187-025-00358-x

Authors: Anas Khaleel, Pin-Hui Wei, Cindy Tu, Ya-Ting Chuang, Li-Nai Kuo, Hsiang-Yin Chen

Institutions: Petra University, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Language: English

Topic: Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,590