Diagnostics

Rate a Plate

An easy way to measure a patients intake can be achieved by using the Rate-a-Plate method. See the buttons to the right for instructions and a report-form.

The assessment of nutritional status is complex. The information can divided into 4 domains: somatic, functional, psychological and social factors.

SOMATIC FACTORS FUNCTIONAL FACTORS
- Age, gender
- Diagnosis (or: diagnoses) and disease stage/characteristics
- Hospital admission / surgery / treatment
- Laboratory test results
- Gastrointestinal issues
- Appetite
- Chewing and swallowing issues
- Anthropometry (body weight and its fluctuations, height)
- BMI
- Body composition (lean BM / FFM Index)
- Energy expenditure [resting energy expenditure (REE) and total energy expenditure (TEE)]
- Food intake
- Medication		 - Grip strength
- Gait speed
- Activity pattern
- Exercise / sport
- (I)ADL dependency
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS SOCIAL FACTORS
- Motivation / stage of behavioural change
- Depression / psychological disorder
- Cognitive disorder / dementia
- Stress
- Coping with loss
- Insight into disease
- Quality of Life
- Loneliness		 - Financial difficulties
- Work
- Education level
- Activities / interests
- Extent of participation in society

The Dietetic Pocket Guide describes all parts of this table.

At this website it is also possible to calculate