Effect of nutrition counselling on client perceptions and eating behaviour.

Purpose: Demonstrating the effectiveness of nutrition counselling is imperative, not only to promote successful patient outcomes but also to secure funding. This study therefore assessed the value and effectiveness of nutrition counselling.

Methods: To measure clients' perceptions of the value of inpatient counselling, the Clients' Perceptions about Nutrition Counselling (CPNC) instrument was administered to 164 clients one week after hospital discharge.