Intervention details | Australia | Hong Kong |
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Delivered to: | Patient (and family member separately, if available) | Patient/family together |
Delivered at: | Oncology ward | Patient’s home |
Delivered by: | Dietitian | Dietitian |
Intervention duration | 5 to 7Â days | 4Â weeks |
Intervention components: | ||
 Initial session (in person) | Brief nutrition history of the patient provided by patient/ family | |
Short, focused nutrition education/counselling session supplemented with a printed nutritional booklet | ||
Introduction of a daily food record (AUS & HK version) to be completed by the patient/family | ||
– | Negotiating nutritional goals | |
 Follow up sessions | Reinforcement of nutrition education provided to patients and families prior to hospital discharge via face-to-face consultation | Reinforcement of nutrition counselling and adjustment of nutritional goals via telephone calls (at end of weeks 2 and 4 of intervention) |
Provision of a post-discharge nutrition plan | – | |
Handover to outpatient dietitian upon hospital discharge for follow up (if required) | – |