Bài giảng cung cấp cho người học các kiến thức: Đánh giá dinh dưỡng, phương pháp dinh dưỡng, chăm sóc sức khỏe, chỉ số đo lường,. Hi vọng đây sẽ là một tài liệu hữu ích dành cho các bạn sinh viên đang theo học môn dùng làm tài liệu học tập và nghiên cứu. chi tiết nội dung tài liệu. | ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS Abdelaziz Elamin, MD, PhD, FRCPCH College of Medicine Sultan Qaboos University, Oman LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this lecture the reader should be able to: To know the different methods for assessing the nutritional status To understand the basic anthropometric techniques, applications, & reference standards INTRODUCTION The nutritional status of an individual is often the result of many inter-related factors. It is influenced by food intake, quantity & quality, & physical health. The spectrum of nutritional status spread from obesity to severe malnutrition Nutritional Assessment Why? The purpose of nutritional assessment is to: Identify individuals or population groups at risk of becoming malnourished Identify individuals or population groups who are malnourished Nutritional Assessment Why? 2 To develop health care programs that meet the community needs which are defined by the assessment To measure the effectiveness of the nutritional programs & intervention once initiated Methods of Nutritional Assessment Nutrition is assessed by two types of methods; direct and indirect. The direct methods deal with the individual and measure objective criteria, while indirect methods use community health indices that reflects nutritional influences. Direct Methods of Nutritional Assessment These are summarized as ABCD Anthropometric methods Biochemical, laboratory methods Clinical methods Dietary evaluation methods Indirect Methods of Nutritional Assessment These include three categories: Ecological variables including crop production Economic factors . per capita income, population density & social habits Vital health statistics particularly infant & under 5 mortality & fertility index CLINICAL ASSESSMENT It is an essential features of all nutritional surveys It is the simplest & most practical method of ascertaining the nutritional status of a group of individuals It utilizes a number of physical . | ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS Abdelaziz Elamin, MD, PhD, FRCPCH College of Medicine Sultan Qaboos University, Oman LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this lecture the reader should be able to: To know the different methods for assessing the nutritional status To understand the basic anthropometric techniques, applications, & reference standards INTRODUCTION The nutritional status of an individual is often the result of many inter-related factors. It is influenced by food intake, quantity & quality, & physical health. The spectrum of nutritional status spread from obesity to severe malnutrition Nutritional Assessment Why? The purpose of nutritional assessment is to: Identify individuals or population groups at risk of becoming malnourished Identify individuals or population groups who are malnourished Nutritional Assessment Why? 2 To develop health care programs that meet the community needs which are defined by the assessment To measure the effectiveness of the .
