The Nutrition Care Process
Assessment of
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Medical history and current disease
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Dietary history
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Anthropometry (body weight, height, waist circumference)
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Body composition using specific equipment (fat mass, free fat mass, intracellular and extracellular body fluids)
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Muscle strength, functionality and likelihood of sarcopenia.
Nutritional Diagnosis
which involves identification of all nutrition related problems that the intervention will try to treat.
Nutritional Intervention
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Provision of personalized diet based on patient’s preferences and needs.
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Written and oral counseling to address any side effects of treatment that affect dietary intake.
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In case of inadequate oral intake from foods, we provide instructions for energy and protein enrichment of foods and beverages or we suggest other forms of nutritional support (fe.g.oral nutritional supplements).
Follow-up
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Assessing the patient's compliance to the proposed intervention.
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed intervention.
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Redefining the goals and the dietary intervention when patient appears with altered nutritional status.
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