Bio:Rita Barbieri is a registered dietitian and has worked with Dietitians of Canada with EatRight Ontario. She has over 14 years experience in public health and has worked as both an inpatient and outpatient dietitian and was faculty at George Brown College. Rita graduated form University of Guelph with honours. She lives and works in Toronto.
How effective are telephone interventions for improving nutrition outcomes in infants and new mothers (e.g. breastfeeding support, infant complementary feeding)?
Role: Reviewer
How effective is call centre support for public health nutrition interventions and government policy implementation (e.g. school health, food safety, reducing trans fats or sodium, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption)?
In adults with chronic disease, what is the impact on health outcomes of telehealth interventions (i.e. telephone, Internet/web-based, email, text messaging, mobile applications, personal digital assistants) delivered by health care providers compared with usual care? Are telehealth interventions cost-effective?
Is telephone nutrition counselling delivered by dietitians effective for improving health behaviour and clinical outcomes in healthy adults and adults with chronic disease?
What are the characteristics of effective telehealth interventions (including telephone, Internet-delivered and smart phone technology) to promote healthy eating in adults (i.e. intensity, duration, type of clients, characteristics of providers)?
Are telephone interventions delivered by peers effective in achieving health behaviour change?
Telehealth/Teledietetics Background
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