Terminologija klinične prehrane : motnje prehranjenosti in s prehranjenostjo povezana stanja
Terminology of clinical nutrition : nutritional disorders and nutrition related conditions

slovenian

2023

volume 92, issue 9/10

malnutrition   nutritional disorders   obesity   sarcopenia

Slovensko zdravniško društvo
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Background: Nutritional status is fundamental to the health of an individual. In order to facilitate effective individual and multidisciplinary management of conditions related to an individual’s nutritional status, it is necessary to be familiar with the terminology of clinical nutrition. As clinical nutrition is a developed medical specialty in Slovenia, and similar terminological documents are already available abroad, this article aims to form a unified terminology of clinical nutrition in Slovenia, based on consensus. Methods: The article is based on an explicit terminology agreement. An extended group of relevant Slovenian experts from clinical, preclinical, and other fields related to clinical nutrition in medicine were invited to participate. As a starting point, we chose the terminology guidelines of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism and took into account the latest expert recommendations for individual terms of clinical nutrition. The authors were in contact through personal meetings and e-mail. Forty-two authors participated in the final formation of the consensus. Results: This article presents the basic concepts and corresponding Slovenian terms from the field of clinical nutrition. We have defined diagnoses of nutritional disorders and presented procedures of nutritional care, in which, based on the nutritional assessment, the nutritional status is diagnosed and, according to (patho)physiological processes, metabolic changes are defined, which dictate the formation of a nutritional plan for the individual. We have presented types and methods of nutritional care and therapy, and have also proposed a definition of the basic organizational forms of nutritional care. Conclusions: Unified understanding of the basic concepts of clinical nutrition represents the starting point for further development of the field. It will enable unhindered communication among professionals, uniform teaching and development, and the integration of organizational forms of clinical nutrition into the Slovenian healthcare system.

05.04.2024