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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2003

The scored Patient-generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) and its association with quality of life in ambulatory patients receiving radiotherapy.

E Isenring, J Bauer, S Capra

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3 authors.

E IsenringThe Wesley Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
J Bauer
S Capra

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Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the scored Patient-generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) tool as an outcome measure in clinical nutrition practice and determine its association with quality of life (QoL).

designA prospective 4 week study assessing the nutritional status and QoL of ambulatory patients receiving radiation therapy to the head, neck, rectal or abdominal area.

settingAustralian radiation oncology facilities. SUBJECTS: Sixty cancer patients aged 24-85 y.

interventionScored PG-SGA questionnaire, subjective global assessment (SGA), QoL (EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3).

resultsAccording to SGA, 65.0% (39) of subjects were well-nourished, 28.3% (17) moderately or suspected of being malnourished and 6.7% (4) severely malnourished. PG-SGA score and global QoL were correlated (r=-0.66, P<0.001) at baseline. There was a decrease in nutritional status according to PG-SGA score (P<0.001) and SGA (P<0.001); and a decrease in global QoL (P<0.001) after 4 weeks of radiotherapy. There was a linear trend for change in PG-SGA score (P<0.001) and change in global QoL (P=0.003) between those patients who improved (5%) maintained (56.7%) or deteriorated (33.3%) in nutritional status according to SGA. There was a correlation between change in PG-SGA score and change in QoL after 4 weeks of radiotherapy (r=-0.55, P<0.001). Regression analysis determined that 26% of the variation of change in QoL was explained by change in PG-SGA (P=0.001).

conclusionThe scored PG-SGA is a nutrition assessment tool that identifies malnutrition in ambulatory oncology patients receiving radiotherapy and can be used to predict the magnitude of change in QoL.

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Ambulatory CareNutrition AssessmentQuality of LifeAbdominal NeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceAustraliaFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutritional StatusProspective Studies

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