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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022

Relationship between malnutrition and the presence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in hospitalized cancer patients.

Francisco José Sánchez-Torralvo, Victoria Contreras-Bolívar, María Ruiz-Vico, José Abuín-Fernández, Inmaculada González-Almendros, Manuel Barrios, Gabriel Olveira

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Francisco José Sánchez-TorralvoUnidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain. fransancheztorralvo@gmail.com.
Victoria Contreras-BolívarUnidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología Y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain.
María Ruiz-VicoUnidad de Gestión Clínica de Oncología Médica, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
José Abuín-FernándezUnidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Inmaculada González-AlmendrosUnidad de Gestión Clínica de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Manuel BarriosUnidad de Gestión Clínica de Hematología y Hemoterapia, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Gabriel OlveiraUnidad de Gestión Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga · ESInstituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada · ESUniversidad de Málaga · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnxiety and depression are a common issue in patients with cancer, yet understudied among hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptomatology in cancer inpatients and its relationship with malnutrition.

methodsCross-sectional study in hospitalized cancer patients. A nutritional assessment was done using the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria to diagnose malnutrition. Data regarding anxiety and depression symptomatology was obtained with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

resultsA total of 282 inpatients were assessed. GLIM criteria found 20% (66) of well-nourished and 80% (216) with malnutrition. HADS presented an average score of 8.3 ± 4.4 with respect to anxiety and an average score of 7.7 ± 4.6 with respect to depression. Up to 54% of the patients showed a possible presence of anxiety, and 45.3% of them showed a possible presence of depression. In malnourished patients, HADS score was non-significantly higher with respect to anxiety (8.5 ± 4.3 in malnourished vs 7.1 ± 4.6 in well-nourished; p = 0.06) and was significantly higher with respect to depression (8.2 ± 4.6 in malnourished vs 5.3 ± 4.0 in well-nourished; p < 0.001). After controlling for potential confounders, malnourished patients were 1.98 times more likely to present anxious symptomatology (95% CI 1.01-3.98; p = 0.049) and 6.29 times more likely to present depressive symptomatology (95% CI 1.73-20.47; p = 0.005).

conclusionsThe presence of anxiety and depression symptomatology in oncological inpatients is high. There is an association between malnutrition and presenting anxious and depressive symptomatology in hospitalized cancer patients.

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MalnutritionNeoplasmsAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionHumansNutritional StatusNutrition AssessmentAnxietyCancerDepressionGLIM criteriaHADSMalnutritionOncology

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