Key roles of the dietitian
cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract
The themes describing key roles of the dietitian were (1) regular collaborative problem-solving to encourage empowerment, (2) reassuring care navigation (including anticipatory guidance), (3) rapport building via reliable psychosocial support, and (4) role limitations lead to unmet nutrition needs. These themes are detailed below and can be seen in Fig. The key roles of the dietitian during an 18-week nutrition intervention delivered using the telephone and a mobile application, close to time of diagnosis for cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract. The blue boxes represent the key roles of the dietitian, i.e. three key themes of this study. The green boxes represent any sub-themes of the key roles portrayed by the dietitian in the intervention. The grey boxes show the limitation of the role of the dietitian in the TEND study, the fourth key theme, and highlight that patient advocacy is impacted when working external to a multidisciplinary team