Nutrition assessment process

Question 1

What are the 9 aspects of data collection in the nutrition assessment process?

Answer 1

1. Clinical data and relevant medications
2. Psychosocial information
3. Anthropometric including weight history
4. Activity level
5. Biochemical and haematological markers
6. Dietary intake data
7. Estimating dietary adequacy
8. Estimating nutritional requirements
9. Integrating all this information to build picture of patient’s nutritional status, formulate nutrition diagnosis and treatment plan.