Frequency and Confidence of Healthcare Practitioners in Encountering and Addressing Nutrition-Related Issues.

Objective: Identify the frequency of nutrition issues encountered by healthcare professionals and their confidence in addressing these issues.

Methods: A survey designed to assess the frequency and type of nutrition issues most often encountered in practice of a variety of healthcare professionals and the practitioners' confidence in addressing nutrition issues was developed and distributed to 5,729 graduates from an academic medical center. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all variables.