Health Sciences

Items

• Waist-to-hip ratio

  Waist measurement divided by hip measurement.
• Waist-to-height ratio

  Waist measurement divided by height.
• Weight

  A body’s relative mass and a measurement of growth.
• Z score

  Describes the position of a raw score in terms of distance from the mean.
• Aetiology

  The cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition.
• Anthropometry

  The scientific study of the measurements and proportions of the human body.
• Biochemical data

  The data involving chemical reactions in living organisms.
• Coordination of care

  Care coordination involves deliberately organizing patient care activities and sharing information among all participants concerned with a patient's care to achieve safer and more effective care.
• Diet

  The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually / usually eats.
• Diet history

  A review of an individual’s usual patterns of food intake and the food selection variables that dictate food intake.
• Dietary intake

  Dietary intake refers to the daily eating patterns of an individual, including specific foods and calories consumed and relative quantities.
• Dietetics

  The application of the science of nutrition to the human being in health and disease.
• Dietitian

  Qualified and regulated health professionals who assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional problems.
• Evaluation

  Assessment of the patient for purposes of diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Food frequency

  A food frequency questionnaire consists of a list of foods and beverages indicating usual frequency of consumption over time.
• Food record / food diary

  Documentation of dietary intake as it occurs, often completed by the client.
• Implementation

  The process of putting a decision or plan into effect.
• Interview

  A meeting of people face to face, especially in consultation.
• Measure

  Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of something using a standard instrument.
• Metabolism

  The chemical processes that occur within a living organism to maintain life.
• Nutrition

  The act or process of nourishing or being nourished.
• Nutrition assessment

  A systematic approach for collecting, classifying, and synthesizing relevant data to describe nutritional status and related problems.
• Nutrition care indicators

  Client data gathered during assessment used to identify nutrition diagnosis and symptoms.
• Nutrition Care Process (NCP)

  A systematic problem-solving method used by nutrition practitioners to provide effective nutrition care.
• Nutrition counselling

  The process of guiding a client toward a healthy nutritional lifestyle.