Table 2.
Characteristics of nutrition counselling since the COVID-19 outbreak
| Characteristics | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| The setting of nutrition counselling after the COVID-19 outbreak | ||
| Usual nutrition counselling (face-to-face, in-person) | 10 | 3·3 |
| Usual nutrition counselling and phone nutrition counselling | 59 | 19·7 |
| Only phone nutrition counselling | 62 | 20·7 |
| Usual nutrition counselling and online nutrition counselling | 20 | 6·7 |
| Only online nutrition counselling | 24 | 8·0 |
| Only phone and online nutrition counselling | 74 | 24·7 |
| Usual nutrition counselling as well as phone and online nutrition counselling | 18 | 6·0 |
| Changes in client characteristics during the COVID-19 outbreak | ||
| No changes in client characteristics | 172 | 63·8 |
| Younger clients | 34 | 12·6 |
| Older clients | 9 | 3·3 |
| More women | 13 | 4·8 |
| More men | 3 | 1·1 |
| Other | 39 | 14·4 |
| Changes in the type of nutrition counselling referrals (%) | ||
| No change | 113 | 43·9 |
| Type of change in nutrition counselling referrals | ||
| More referrals for weight loss/weight maintenance | 82 | 48·5 |
| More referrals for diabetes control | 36 | 21·3 |
| More referrals for CVD | 4 | 2·4 |
| More referrals for the paediatric nutrition | 14 | 8·3 |
| More referrals for eating disorders | 13 | 7·7 |
| More referrals for gastrointestinal problems | 11 | 6·5 |
| Other* | 62 | 36·7 |
*
The reply for the category ‘other’ included: no referrals at all for sport nutrition, hardly any new clients, just returning referrals and overall decrease in referrals.