Rapid assessment of nutrition services in Los Angeles substance use disorder treatment centers
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The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of nutrition services and utilization of registered dietitian nutritionists at substance use disorder treatment centers in Los Angeles. This cross-sectional descriptive study utilized phone interviews with facilities within a 25-mile radius of the Los Angeles metropolitan area using the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Treatment Services Locator to identify facilities that included a listing of substance abuse as primary focus of care (n = 128). Facilities were asked if they offered any kind of nutrition services, the type of services that were offered, and the credential of the professional providing the services. We compared facilities that offered a residential level of care to those offering outpatient services only. The Fisher's exact test was used to determine statistical significance. The study showed that only 39 sites (30.5%) offered any type of nutrition services on site, and the odds of a residential level of care offering nutrition services was 2.7 times higher than outpatient only facilities (p = 0.02). Of the 39 facilities offering nutrition services, only 8 (20.5%) utilized a registered dietitian nutritionist. Overall fewer than 7% of the facilities utilized the services of a dietitian. Recovery programs for substance use disorder should consider using a registered dietitian nutritionist as a member of the treatment team, which may contribute to better clinical outcomes.
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In Los Angeles, nutrition services are offered at less than a third of SUD treatment centers.
“In Los Angeles, nutrition services are offered at less than a third of SUD treatment centers (198).”
From A Biopsychosocial Overview of the Opioid Crisis: Considering Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Health (2019) · cites this paper as [198]
Authors from around the globe have suggested that nutrition interventions may be helpful in combating the opioid crisis.
“Meanwhile, authors from around the globe have suggested that nutrition interventions may be helpful in combating the opioid crisis (156, 198, 221).”
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- Authors
- Wiss, D. A., Schellenberger, M., & Prelip, M. L.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wiss, David A.
- ORCID
- Wiss, David A.
- Venue
- Journal of Community Health
- Published
- 2018-07-20
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 88-94
- ISSN
- 0094-5145 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3610
- OpenAlex
- W2883719914
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 2.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Community Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- nutrition services, registered dietitians, addiction treatment centers, residential treatment, outpatient care, therapeutic team, recovery programs, Los Angeles
- MeSH terms
- Ambulatory Care, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Male, Nutritional Status, Los Angeles, Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, Substance-Related Disorders, Nutritionists
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