Table 1.
Characteristics of RDNsa respondents living in the United States or in US territories who provided face-to-face care prior to the COVID-19b pandemic (N = 2016)
| Characteristic | Responsesc |
|---|---|
| Member of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (n = 1862) | n (%) |
| Yes | 1212 (65.1) |
| No | 650 (34.9) |
| Highest degree earned (n = 2008) | |
| Bachelor’s | 910 (45.3) |
| Master’s | 1052 (52.4) |
| Doctorate | 46 (2.3) |
| median (IQRd) | |
| Years of experience as RDN (n = 1997) | 15 (6-27) |
| Hours per week providing face-to-face nutrition care prior to COVID-19 pandemic (n = 1991) | 24 (15-32) |
| Practice area in which most time is spent (n = 1898) | |
| Clinical nutrition | 1269 (66.9) |
| Community and public health nutrition | 146 (7.7) |
| Consultant | 131 (6.9) |
| Education | 79 (4.2) |
| Entrepreneurial | 64 (3.4) |
| Othere | 209 (11.0) |
| Settings where at least 20% of time is spent (n = 2038)f | |
| Ambulatory/outpatient care facility (eg, clinic, physician’s office, primary care) | 824 (40.9) |
| Acute-care—outpatient | 299 (14.8) |
| Long-term care | 293 (14.5) |
| Private practice | 262 (13.0) |
| Acute-care—inpatient | 198 (9.8) |
| Office | 154 (7.6) |
| Otherg | 576 (28.3) |
| Focus area in which most time is spent (n = 1969) | |
| Renal nutrition | 388 (19.7) |
| Diabetes care | 322 (16.4) |
| Gerontological nutrition | 230 (11.7) |
| Weight management | 176 (8.9) |
| Disordered eating | 105 (5.3) |
| Oncology | 95 (4.8) |
| Pediatric nutrition | 85 (4.3) |
| Food and nutrition consultation | 79 (4.0) |
| Generalist | 78 (4.0) |
| Otherh | 411 (20.8) |
| Life stages of populations worked with (n = 2038)i | |
| Adults (ages 22-64) | 1721 (85.3) |
| Older adults (age 65+) | 1691 (83.9) |
| Teenagers and young adults (ages 13-21) | 842 (41.8) |
| Children (ages 6-12) | 513 (25.4) |
| Pregnant/postpartum women | 482 (23.9) |
| Young children (ages 1-5) | 357 (17.7) |
| Infants | 229 (11.3) |
RDN = registered dietitian nutritionist.
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.
Does not include missing responses.
IQR = interquartile range.
Includes, but is not limited to, business and industry, executive leadership, management, research, and communications.
Respondents were able to select up to 5 options.
Other responses include, but are not limited to, assisted living home or group home; college or university dining; college, university, or academic medical center; contract food management company; correctional facility; food or equipment manufacturer, distributor, or retailer; health or fitness facility; home health; hospice or palliative care; nongovernmental organization; pharmaceutical or nutrition products manufacturer, distributor, or retailer; post–acute care or rehab facility; restaurant; retail; school nutrition; social services organizations, sports medicine facility; surgery center; and trade or professional organization.
Other responses included, but were not limited to, agriculture; allergy/immunology; bariatrics; cardiovascular; college or university dining; community nutrition/public health; communications/journalism; digital or mobile health; food safety; gastroenterological nutrition; integrative and functional medicine; malnutrition; management; maternal and child health; media and public relations; nutrition support; preventive care/wellness; quality management; school nutrition services; and sports nutrition.
Respondents were able to select all options that applied.