- Title
- Patient perspectives of living with coeliac disease and accessing dietetic services in rural Australia: A qualitative study
- Creator
- Lee, Rachelle; Crowley, Elesa T.; Baines, Surinder K.; Heaney, Susan; Brown, Leanne J.
- Relation
- Nutrients Vol. 13, Issue 6, no. 2074
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13062074
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Adapting to living with coeliac disease requires individuals to learn about and follow a strict gluten-free diet. Utilising a qualitative inductive approach, this study aimed to explore the perspectives of adults diagnosed with coeliac disease who have accessed dietetic services in a rural outpatient setting. A purposive sample of adults with coeliac disease who had accessed dietetic services from two rural dietetic outpatient clinics were recruited. Semi-structured interviews were conducted by telephone. Data were thematically analysed. Six participants were recruited and interviewed. Three key themes emerged: (i) optimising individualised support and services, (ii) adapting to a gluten-free diet in a rural context, and (iii) managing a gluten-free diet within the context of interpersonal relationships. Key issues identified in the rural context were access to specialist services and the increased cost of gluten-free food in more remote areas. The findings of this study have highlighted the difficulties associated with coeliac disease management and how dietetic consultation has the potential to influence confidence in management and improve lifestyle outcomes. Further qualitative research is required to expand on the findings of this study and inform future dietetic practice that meets the expectations and individual needs of people with coeliac disease in rural settings.
- Subject
- coeliac disease; dietitian; rural health services; services
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1457169
- Identifier
- uon:45306
- Identifier
- ISSN:2072-6643
- Rights
- © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).
- Language
- eng
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