Gout
Nutrition Care Process (Toolkits)
Last Updated: 2023-10-12
Target Group: All Adults
Goals
Goals for an individual with gout should be determined in conjunction with the client and should be specific to the individual. Goals should be time-sensitive, easily measured and achievable by the nutrition intervention. Action- and outcome-related goals, along with both short-term and long-term goals, may be set. Examples include:
- decrease alcohol consumption from four standard drinks each day to two standard drinks per day by the next scheduled nutrition visit.
- modify number of times eating