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| Title |
Factors associated with malnutrition in hospitalized cancer patients: a croos-sectional study
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| Published in |
Nutrition Journal, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12937-015-0113-1 |
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| Authors |
Fernanda Rafaella de Melo Silva, Mirella Gondim Ozias Aquino de Oliveira, Alex Sandro Rolland Souza, José Natal Figueroa, Carmina Silva Santos |
| Abstract |
The incidence of cancer is increasing worldwide and with it the prevalence of malnutrition, which is responsible for the death of almost 20 % of cancer patients. The objective of this study was to identify the factors associated with malnutrition in hospitalized cancer patients. Cross-sectional study conducted with 277 hospitalized patients in the Institute of Integrative Medicine Prof. Fernando Figueira from March to November 2013. The nutritional status was classified as well-nourished and moderate/severe malnutrition, according to the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment. The association between moderate/severe malnutrition and demographic, behavioral, socioeconomic, clinical, therapeutic and nutritional variables was investigated through univariate regression and hierarchical Poisson models, with a 5 % significance level. The prevalence of malnutrition was 71.1 %, being classified as moderate in 35.4 % and severe in 35.7 %. After multivariate analysis, smokers/ex-smokers low socioeconomic status, performance status ≥2 and age ≥60 years were associated with increased risk of malnutrition. There was observed a high prevalence of moderate/severe malnutrition in cancer patients, with the increased risk of malnutrition associated with the presence of factors that can be assessed during hospital admission suggesting a higher alert of the medical and health care staff about the need for nutritional assessment and intervention. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 239 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 239 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 36 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 42 | 18% |
| Unknown | 88 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 60 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 51 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 2% |
| Unspecified | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 7% |
| Unknown | 95 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 August 2016.
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