Importance, performance frequency, and predicted future importance of dietitians' jobs by practicing dietitians in Korea: a survey studyopen access
- Authors
- Sohn, Cheongmin; Kwon, Sooyoun; Kim, Won Gyoung; Lee, Kyung-Eun; Lee, Sun-Young; Lee, Seungmin
- Issue Date
- Jan-2024
- Publisher
- KOREA HEALTH PERSONNEL LICENSING EXAMINATION INST
- Keywords
- Counseling; Dietetics; Menu planning; Nutritionists; Republic of Korea
- Citation
- Journal of educational evaluation for health professions, v.21
- Journal Title
- Journal of educational evaluation for health professions
- Volume
- 21
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/72962
- DOI
- 10.3352/jeehp.2024.21.1
- ISSN
- 1975-5937
1975-5937
- Abstract
- PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore the perceptions held by practicing dietitians of the importance of their tasks performed in current work environments, the frequency at which those tasks are performed, and predictions about the importance of those tasks in future work environments. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional survey study. An online survey was administered to 350 practicing dietitians. They were asked to assess the importance, performance frequency, and predicted changes in the importance of 27 tasks using a 5-point scale. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and the means of the variables were compared across categorized work environments using analysis of variance. RESULTS: The importance scores of all surveyed tasks were higher than 3.0, except for the marketing management task. Self-development, nutrition education/counseling, menu planning, food safety management, and documentation/data management were all rated higher than 4.0. The highest performance frequency score was related to documentation/data management. The importance scores of all duties, except for professional development, differed significantly by workplace. As for predictions about the future importance of the tasks surveyed, dietitians responded that the importance of all 27 tasks would either remain at current levels or increase in the future. CONCLUSION: Twenty-seven tasks were confirmed to represent dietitians' job functions in various workplaces. These tasks can be used to improve the test specifications of the Korean Dietitian Licensing Examination and the curriculum of dietetic education programs.
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