Ascertainment and critical assessment of the views of the general public and healthcare professionals on nutrigenomics in Greece

• Published in: Personalized medicine Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 201 - 210
• Main Authors: Pavlidis, Cristiana, Karamitri, Angeliki, Barakou, Aglaia, Cooper, David N, Poulas, Konstantinos, Topouzis, Stavros, Patrinos, George P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Future Medicine Ltd 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Biomedical research; Decision making; Design; dietitian; education; Gene expression; general public awareness; general public opinion; Genetic screening; healthcare professionals; healthcare professionals ’ opinions; Hospitals; Human subjects; Medicine; Methods; Nutrigenomics; Nutrition; nutritional choices; Preventive medicine; Public health administration; questionnaire; Studies; Greece; questionnaire; education; healthcare professionals’ opinions; general public opinion; nutrigenomics; nutritional choices; general public awareness; dietitian; healthcare professionals

The aim of this study was to understand the general public ’s and healthcare professionals ’ views on nutrigenomics. We designed a cross-sectional survey of healthcare professionals (n = 87) and the general public (n = 1504) in the three largest cities in Greece (Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras). Ou...