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Introduction: Most of the individuals admitted to the hospital need nutritional assistance, aiming to prevent or treat malnutrition, infectious and non-infectious complications from treatment and illness. In this perspective, the objective of this study was to know the perception, as well as to instigate the professionals of the multiprofessional health team of the medical and surgical clinics of a regional public hospital in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, about the role and importance of the clinical nutritionist in multiprofessional care for hospitalized patients. Methods: It is an intervention study, based on the model of action-research. carried out with a multiprofessional health team linked to the medical and surgical clinics of a regional hospital in Pernambuco. It was developed in 3 stages: creation of a dichotomous questionnaire based on a dialogue about the experience of clinical nutritionists at the hospital; application of a questionnaire to the health team in loco; and conducting conversation circles based on previous analysis of the questionnaires. Results: Participated in the second stage 56 professional among these, 44 females and 12 males. The analysis of the questionnaires applied to the multiprofessional team revealed that 55,36% did not know about the existence of a nutritionist from another area of activity in the hospital; 33,93% never requested an opinion from the clinical nutritionist; and 66.08% of professionals were unaware of the flow of the Nutrition Service so that the diet reached the patient. Participated in the third stage 41 professional, with the exception of doctors and occupational therapists. Conclusions: Bearing in mind that the theme food and nutrition is not restricted only to the professional nutritionist and the current scenario of morbidity and mortality and its relationship with eating habits, it becomes clear the need for more interventions focused on this theme in order that the other professionals know or improve their knowledge in search of more effective and humanized care. |
