ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2009
A questionnaire study of the approach to the anorexia-cachexia syndrome in patients with cancer by staff in a district general hospital.
Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03784911 (Assessment of Body Composition During Cancer Treatment Using the SOZO Device), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Assessment of Body Composition During Cancer Treatment Using the SOZO Device
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
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Abstract
goals of workThis questionnaire study was designed to investigate understanding, assessment and management of cancer-related anorexia-cachexia syndrome (ACS) amongst hospital staff.
methodsQualified nurses and doctors on general medical and surgical wards within a district general hospital were asked to complete a questionnaire enquiring about understanding of the term cachexia, routine assessment of commonly associated symptoms and approaches to management of three commonly associated symptoms (poor appetite, early satiety and dry mouth). MAIN
resultsOne hundred seventeen questionnaires were distributed with 100 returned (86% response rate). Cachexia was most frequently described as weight loss (79%) and anorexia (49%). Some symptoms (including altered appetite, constipation, nausea and vomiting) were routinely assessed during admission or review of these patients. Some common symptoms (including mouth problems, early satiety) were much less likely to be enquired about. Management of the three key symptoms demonstrated a range of approaches with little consistency. Early satiety was particularly poorly managed, with 29% of staff being unable to recognise or treat it.
conclusionsThe study highlights the variable understanding of ACS and the lack of standardised assessment and management tools amongst staff in an acute hospital setting. This is likely to lead to inconsistent, and perhaps inadequate, care of patients with palliative care needs. Greater awareness and basic pathways of care may help to improve the experience of ACS for patients with cancer.
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