The Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire for Residential Care (SNAQ rc is a (validated) measuring tool for determining the extent of a patient’s malnutrition. The tool comprises three questions, each of which is assigned a score. The total score determines the extent of malnutrition.The SNAQrc helps to recognize and treat malnutrition at an early stage. Four varieties of the measuring tool were developed for different care settings: hospitals (adults & children), nursing and retirement homes and independently living seniors. This concept describes the tool intended for the nursing and retirement homes setting.

Dans le domaine de la santé et des soins de santé, de nombreux flux de données aux finalités diverses sont opérationnels en Belgique : flux de données administratifs, flux de données qui garantissent la continuité des soins (suivi du patient) ou la traçabilité d’une affection, d’un médicament ou d’un produit de soins de santé. Il existe en outre de nombreuses collectes de données dans le cadre, par exemple, de l’épidémiologie ou de la qualité des soins.

The Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ) is a (validated) measuring tool for determining the extent of a patient’s malnutrition. The tool comprises three questions, each of which is assigned a score. The total score determines the extent of malnutrition. The SNAQ helps to recognize and treat malnutrition at an early stage. Three varieties of the measuring tool were developed for different care settings: hospitals, nursing and retirement homes and independently living seniors. This concept describes the tool intended for the hospital setting.

A feeding tube is a special catheter used to: administer liquid food to people who are incapable of oral intake of food or liquid,administer medication, drain (siphon) or pump out gastric juice.

There are different ways to place a feeding tube. A feeding tube can be inserted through the nose, in the stomach or in the intestines (duodenum, jejunum). Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a technique in which a feeding tube is placed into the stomach through the abdominal wall. This thin tube (PEG tube) is used to feed a patient who is incapable of oral food intake for a prolonged period of time.

A stoma is an unnatural, surgically created opening connecting a body cavity with the outside world. A stoma is created e.g. as an exit opening for feces or urine in the event that they cannot leave the body naturally. In the case of a tracheostomy, the stoma is intended to facilitate breathing if that is no longer possible via the oral, nasal and throat cavity.

En 2015, une Table ronde a été organisée à l’initiative de la ministre des Affaires sociales et de la Santé publique afin de procéder à une évaluation intermédiaire du Plan d’action e-Santé 2013-2018 et de l’actualiser, le cas échéant. Le service healthdata.be du WIV-ISP y était convié en tant que coordinateur national pour le Point d’action 18 « Inventaire et consolidation des registres ».

The StrongKids score (STRONGkids= Screening Tool Risk On Nutritional Status and Growth) is a (validated) measuring tool for determining the extent of a child’s malnutrition. StrongKids is developed to recognize and treat malnutrition in children aged > 1 month to 18 years in a hospital setting. The tool comprises four questions, each of which is assigned a score. The total score determines the extent of malnutrition. 

Linguistic proficiency is the ability to express oneself in a certain language and understand statements made in that language. This includes both oral and written communication.

The OutcomeOfCare concept describes the determined status of the patient in terms of a certain problem. Comparing the healthcare result with the treatment objective provides insight into the effectively of the nursing interventions/activities carried out for this problem. It is a part of the nursing process, together with nursing diagnoses/problems, the treatment objective and nursing interventions.

Being able to independently prepare and drink beverages is part of self-care. Limitations in this ability indicate a reduced ability to cope for oneself. This activity and activities such as those including eating, getting dressed and bathing are also known as activities of daily living (ADL). These are the activities people go through in daily life. The extent to which a person is able to do all these activities by themselves is a measure for their total ability to do things independently.