Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Antalya Bilim University, Antalya, Turkey.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Diet, Haliç University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nutr Cancer. 2022;74(6):1994-2002. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2021.1984541. Epub 2021 Sep 30.
The aim of this study is to determine the nutritional status, anthropometric measurements and quality of life of adult patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy, and to evaluate their interactions. In this retrospective cross sectional study, information about the patients' demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, nutritional status, hand grip strengths which were measured with a portable digital hand dynamometer, and the quality of life scores were obtained from the patient files. According to NRS-2002, 16.3% of the patients were at the risk of malnutrition. The body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, mid-upper arm circumference, hand grip strength values of the individuals who had three or higher scores from NRS-2002 were significantly lower ( < 0.05). Considering the evaluation of the quality of life scores based on their nutritional status, the functional and general health score was significantly lower in patients at the risk of malnutrition and their symptom score was significantly higher ( < 0.05). The presence of nutritional risk in cancer patients is related to the quality of life. In conclusion, the nutritional status of patients with cancer should be evaluated regularly, and early intervention regarding this is important to increase the quality of life.
本研究旨在确定接受化疗的成年癌症患者的营养状况、人体测量学指标和生活质量，并评估它们之间的相互关系。在这项回顾性横断面研究中，从患者档案中获取了有关患者人口统计学特征、人体测量学指标、营养状况、使用便携式数字握力计测量的手握力以及生活质量评分的信息。根据 NRS-2002，16.3%的患者有营养不良的风险。NRS-2002 得分为 3 或更高分的个体的体重、体重指数、腰围、臀围、中上臂围和手握力值明显较低（<0.05）。考虑到根据营养状况评估生活质量评分，营养不良风险患者的功能和总体健康评分明显较低，其症状评分明显较高（<0.05）。癌症患者存在营养风险与生活质量有关。总之，应定期评估癌症患者的营养状况，早期干预对提高生活质量很重要。
