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| Title |
Role of nutritional status in predicting quality of life outcomes in cancer – a systematic review of the epidemiological literature
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| Published in |
Nutrition Journal, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2891-11-27 |
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| Authors |
Christopher G Lis, Digant Gupta, Carolyn A Lammersfeld, Maurie Markman, Pankaj G Vashi |
| Abstract |
Malnutrition is a significant factor in predicting cancer patients' quality of life (QoL). We systematically reviewed the literature on the role of nutritional status in predicting QoL in cancer. We searched MEDLINE database using the terms "nutritional status" in combination with "quality of life" together with "cancer". Human studies published in English, having nutritional status as one of the predictor variables, and QoL as one of the outcome measures were included. Of the 26 included studies, 6 investigated head and neck cancer, 8 gastrointestinal, 1 lung, 1 gynecologic and 10 heterogeneous cancers. 24 studies concluded that better nutritional status was associated with better QoL, 1 study showed that better nutritional status was associated with better QoL only in high-risk patients, while 1 study concluded that there was no association between nutritional status and QoL. Nutritional status is a strong predictor of QoL in cancer patients. We recommend that more providers implement the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) guidelines for oncology patients, which includes nutritional screening, nutritional assessment and intervention as appropriate. Correcting malnutrition may improve QoL in cancer patients, an important outcome of interest to cancer patients, their caregivers, and families. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 33% |
| United States | 2 | 22% |
| Unknown | 4 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 44% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 33% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 302 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 295 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 52 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 13% |
| Researcher | 31 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 8% |
| Other | 22 | 7% |
| Other | 59 | 20% |
| Unknown | 74 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 126 | 42% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 46 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 1% |
| Other | 19 | 6% |
| Unknown | 82 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. 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 31 August 2014.
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