ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021
The provision of nutritional advice and care for cancer patients: a UK national survey of healthcare professionals.
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The trial behind it
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Study of Nutritional Status and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Common Malignancies
The Effects and Mechanisms of Short-Term Nutritional Enhancement Combined With Health Education on Clinical Outcomes in Postoperative Patients With Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Self-care advice for patients after surgery for oesophageal cancer - a mixed-methods systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Experiences of cancer patients in receiving dietary advice from healthcare professionals and of healthcare professionals in providing this advice-a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Pooled it
- Navigating nutritional information while living with metastatic cancer: a qualitative study of patient experiences and needs.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Experiences and needs regarding information on nutrition and nutritional supplements among oncology healthcare professionals: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Barriers to timely nutrition support in patients with cancer: A scoping review.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2026Article
- Oncologists Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Providing Dietary Guidance to Patients With Cancer.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026Article
- An Examination of Strategies to Improve Access to Medical Nutrition Therapy among Cancer Patients in the United States: A Narrative Review and a Call to Action.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- Factors Related to Discharge-Oriented Dietary Support for Older Patients with Cancer at a Regional Core Cancer Hospital in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Nutrition Education to Build Oncology Nurse Confidence and Affect Patient Care.Clinical journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Nutritional Education in Medical Curricula and Clinical Practice: A Scoping Review on the Knowledge Deficit Amongst Medical Students and Doctors.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
- A formal section of oncology nutrition: program development in a major cancer center (2012-2022).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- The role of diet in cancer: the potential of shaping public policy and clinical outcomes in the UK.Genes & nutrition · 2024Review
- Determinants of lifestyle and body weight status among breast cancer survivors with overweight/obesity and perspectives towards the development of weight loss interventions: a qualitative study with health professionals from Greece.Journal of nutritional science · 2024Article
- A novel integrated nutrition-combined prognostic index for predicting overall survival after radical gastrectomy.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- The role of the nurse in meeting the educational needs for self-care in cachectic cancer patients and their family caregivers: A scoping review.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2023Article
- Nutritional management of cancer patients in clinical practice in Spain: patients' and multidisciplinary health care professionals' perceptions.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Observational
- Nutrition care is an integral part of patient-centred medical care: a European consensus.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2023Article
- "What Should I Eat?"-Addressing Questions and Challenges Related to Nutrition in the Integrative Oncology Setting.Current oncology reports · 2022Review
- Factors affecting the assessment of cancer cachexia by nurses caring for patients with advanced cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A cross-sectional survey.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposePeople living with and beyond cancer often experience nutrition-related issues and should receive appropriate advice on nutrition that is consistent and evidence based. The aim of this study was to investigate current practice for the provision of nutritional care by healthcare professionals (HCPs) from a UK national survey produced by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cancer and Nutrition Collaboration.
methodsAn online survey sent to professional groups and networks included questions on discussing nutrition, providing information, awareness of guidelines, confidence in providing nutritional advice, training and strategies for improving nutritional management.
resultsThere were 610 HCPs who responded including nurses (31%), dietitians (25%), doctors (31%) and speech and language therapists (9%). The majority of HCPs discusses nutrition (94%) and provides information on nutrition (77%). However, only 39% of HCPs reported being aware of nutritional guidelines, and just 20% were completely confident in providing nutritional advice. Awareness of guidelines varied between the different professional groups with most but not all dietitians reporting the greatest awareness of guidelines and GPs the least (p = 0.001). Those HCPs with a greater awareness of guidelines had received training (p = 0.001) and were more likely to report complete confidence in providing nutritional advice (p = 0.001).
conclusionWhilst HCPs discuss nutrition with cancer patients and may provide information, many lack an awareness of guidelines and confidence in providing nutritional advice. To ensure consistency of practice and improvements in patient care, there is scope for enhancing the provision of appropriate nutrition education and training.
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