Training Manual, part 4, sections 3 (126kb, pdf)

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Summary of General Assessment Issues which can Affect Food and Nutrition Social Problems Financial Difficulties Household Management Problems Personal Hygiene and Food Hygiene Problems Mental Health Problems Poly-drugs (more than three types of medication daily) Gastro-intestinal problems • Nausea and vomiting • Diarrhoea • Constipation Incontinence Breathing problems Medical problems RM Section 4.1; OHT 3.1 Identifying and Planning Assistance for Home-Based People Who are Nutritionally at Risk: A Training Manual (2001) 105
Financial difficulties (I don’t always have enough money to buy food) Identifying and Planning Assistance for Home-Based People Who are Nutritionally at Risk: A Training Manual (2001) 107 • Possible restriction of the variety and amount of food bought • Possible restriction of nourishing foods which may be more expensive (for example meat, fresh fruit) • Vulnerable people may not spend enough on food, even when they have enough money • An adult person may not get enough nourishment, if this person spends less than $30 per week* on food for himself/herself every week * 1999 ($22 in 1995) This can result in poor nutrition, poor quality of life and poor health RM 4.2; OHT 3.2
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Page 7 and 8: Mental Health Problems for the Olde
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Page 15 and 16: Constipation Constipation can cause
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Page 19 and 20: Medical problems • Medical proble
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