Aging Adult Case Study: Obesity and Lifestyle Changes

Running head: AGING ADULT CASE STUDY
AGING ADULT CASE STUDY
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Introduction:
The assignment mainly talks about a patient who is 68 year old and has a height of 5’6’’
with a body weight of 210 pounds. She is independent in her activities of daily living and is well-
supported by families and relatives. This assignment would show how the nurse would be
helping her to develop healthier lifestyle choices so that she can overcome her conditions of
obesity and prevent occurrence of any chromic ailments.
BMI:
The body weight of the patient is 210 pounds and the height of the patient is 5’6’’. The
basal metabolic rate can be found out by the formula of
BMI = (weight in pounds* 703)/ height in inches2 = 33.9
It is known that patients with the BMI have the value of 30 and above is obese. The patient in the
case study has been found to have a BMI of 33.9 which shows that she is suffering from obesity.
Tools:
One of the nutritional assessment tool that can be used for the patient is the Mini-
Nutritional Assessment which is a screening tool that can help in identifying whether elderly
persons are malnourished or whether they are at the risk for the malnutrition. This toll would
help in developing knowledge about the nutritional status of the patient. Another tool that can be
also used is the subjective Global Assessment Form. This assessment helps in developing idea
about the nutrition intake of the patient and this would include history of recent uptake,
gastrointestinal symptoms, weight change and other clinical evaluation (Yumuk et al., 2015).
Adult pre-exercise screening tool can be found to be helpful in developing about the ideas of the

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patient regarding the importance of exercises, how fit they are for undertaking exercises and also
help to understand whether the patients can be provided, easier, moderate or higher level of
exercise.
Nursing outcomes:
Nursing
outcome
reasonable Measurable realistic
The
patient
should be
able to
develop
detailed
health
knowledg
e about
the foods
that
should be
included
and the
foods that
People are seen to gain weight by consuming
more amount of energy than their bodies
burn. Therefore consuming fewer calories or
energy actually helps individuals to maintain
a steady weight. Specific foods are higher in
calories than the others which are lower in
calories (Bray et al., 2016). It has been found
that lower portion of high calorie containing
foods contribute to a higher chance of
developing obesity and when individuals
consume more amounts of such foods, their
bodies store the excess calories. The
individuals are seen to gain weight and
develop obesity, therefore, patients need to
know which foods have higher calories and
The patient can
be interviewed
about the types
of foods they
take, the type of
foods they
avoid, the cause
of avoiding
such foods,
their
preferences
about particular
foods and
others. This
questionnaire to
Providing
health
education to
the patient
would help the
patient develop
her health
literacy.
Studies opine
developing
health literacy
brings out
positive
changes in the
health

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should be
excluded
from the
diet
should avoid them (Heymsfield & Wadden,
2017). they should be also knowing the
specific foods which help in maintaining
body weight and are high on nutrition and
fibers and low on calories. Hence, this goal is
set to develop the patents; health literacy.
the patient
would help the
professionals in
understanding
whether the
patient had
developed
health literacy
or not.
behaviors of
people by
making them
conscious
about their
health. hence,
the goal is
realistic
(Garvey et a.,
2016)
The
patient
should be
motivated
in ways
by which
she
undertake
s regular
exercises,
changes
her
lifestyle
It has been found that many of the patients
even though they are educated about how
exercises help in preventing weight gain and
maintain a stable weight helping individuals
to stay fitter, are found to lack motivation to
include any new changes in their routines
and comfortable lives. Therefore, providing
only suggestions and education to the
patients about the importance of weight
management might not enable patients to
undertake exercise regimes (Ross et al.,
2015). Hence, the nursing professionals need
to ensure that the patients are motivated
The patient
should be
provided
questionnaires
that would help
in studying the
activities she
does throughout
the days, the
activities she
avoid, the time
of the days she
remains active,
Counseling and
motivating the
patient can be
easily achieved
through
specific
healthcare
sessions and
the patient can
be easily
motivated and
educated
through such