Table 3 Patients’ performance objectives, determinants and change objectives
Program goal: Outpatients at risk for or with undernutrition and planned for surgery are able to improve or maintain their nutritional status. | ||||
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Performance objectives | Important and changeable determinants and the related change objectives | |||
Knowledge | Skills and Self-efficacy | Awareness and attitude | Outcome expectation | |
Patients are motivated to improve their nutritional status. | Patients understand their nutritional status. Patients have knowledge of the consequences of undernutrition regarding their health, treatment and recovery. | Patients demontrate to be capable and motivated to improve their nutritional status | Patients acknowledge the risk of undernutrition during their treatment course. Patients acknowledge the need to improve nutritional status to diminish the consequences of undernutrition. | Patients expect to become well-nourished before the planned surgery. |
Patients take action regarding the personal cause (s) of undernutrition. | Patients know the cause (s) of undernutrition in their individual situation. Patients know how to diminish the cause’s of undernutrition. | Patients apply advices given to the personal cause (s) of undernutrition. | Patients explain causes of undernutrition for their individual situation. Patients are aware of the need to diminish the cause’s of undernutrition. | Patients expect to decrease the influence of the personal cause (s) of undernutrition. |
Patients eat healthy, energy and protein enriched nutrition. | Patients have knowledge of healthy, energy and protein enriched nutrition. | Patients plan to buy, prepare and eat healthy, energy and protein enriched nutrition. | Patients are aware of the need to eat healthy, energy and protein enriched nutrition. | Patients expect to benefit from eating healthy, energy and protein enriched nutrition. |
Patients have an adequate nutritional intake. | Patients have knowledge of their eating pattern. Patients know what they need to change regarding their eating pattern to have an adequate intake. | Patients demonstrate to change their eating pattern and to have an adequate nutritional intake. | Patients are aware of their eating pattern. Patients are aware of the need to change their eating pattern to have an adequate intake. | Patients expect to improve nutritional status by having an adequate nutritional intake. |