Follow up .
Competing comorbidities . People don ’ t realise that malnutrition needs to be the priority above almost all other things .
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Malnutrition is a wicked , complex problem . It requires significant case management and follow up .
The term ‘ malnutrition ’.
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It ’ s associated with feelings of neglect and failure , so I start by making sure they really understand what malnutrition means – it ’ s not anything they ' ve done , but a complex problem we need to address for a multitude of reasons .
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Measuring nutrition outcomes . I collect a lot of outcome measurements to try and show how our nutritional intervention is helping .
I start by making sure they really understand what malnutrition means .
The emotional drain of dealing with the hard issues of life .
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Food insecurity , carer stress and exhaustion , dementia , loneliness , social isolation … it ' s really hard .
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