The relationship between PG-SGA scores and nutritional status of patients receiving chemotherapy
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Tarih
2022
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Mattioli 1885
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Özet
Background: Cancer patients are at risk of malnutrition even before diagnosis. Herein, we aimed to determine the nutritional education status of cancer patients; define the malnutrition rate with the PG-SGA evaluation method; determine the use of oral nutritional support; and to evaluate the relationship between these parameters. Materials/Methods: PG-SGA malnutrition assessment tool and questionnaire about nutrition education status and oral nutritional support were carried out among 281 cancer patients treated in the chemotherapy unit of a private health institution. Results: We found that 56.1% of the patients received their nutritional information from the doctors. There was not a significant relationship between nutritional education status and malnutrition. According to the PG-SGA evaluation, 37.7% of the patients were moderately malnourished and 6.8% were severely malnourished. However, it is seen that 72.5% of malnourished patients do not receive oral nutritional support. The PG-SGA results revealed that albumin was significantly lower in patients with severe malnutrition compared to other groups. It was found that malnutrition was overlooked in 82% of patients when evaluated with BMI alone. Conclusion: PG-SGA is a tool that should be used routinely among chemotherapy patients. The validity of the PG-SGA short form should be conducted as it may provide ease of application and widespread use.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Malnutrition, Nutrition education, PG-SGA
Kaynak
Progress in Nutrition
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Scopus Q Değeri
Q4
Cilt
24
Sayı
4
Künye
Baş, D., Sönmez, Ö., Öngen, N., & Taşçı, E. Ş. (2022). The relationship between PG-SGA scores and nutritional status of patients receiving chemotherapy. Progress in Nutrition, 24(4), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.23751/pn.v24i4.12806
