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ArticleNutrients2022

Nutritional Status and Related Factors in Patients with Gastric Cancer after Gastrectomy: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Hui-Mei Wang, Tsae-Jyy Wang, Ching-Shui Huang, Shu-Yuan Liang, Chia-Hui Yu, Ting-Ru Lin, Kuo-Feng Wu

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Article in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hui-Mei WangDepartment of Nursing, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Tsae-Jyy WangSchool of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 112, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-8714-5530
Ching-Shui HuangConsultant for Medical Affairs, Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Shu-Yuan LiangSchool of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
Chia-Hui YuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 104, Taiwan.
Ting-Ru LinSchool of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 112, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6975-428X
Kuo-Feng WuDepartment of Nurse-Midwifery and Women Health, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science · TWCathay General Hospital · TWMackay Memorial Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients after gastrectomy for gastric cancer are at risk of malnutrition, and poor nutritional status negatively affects patients’ clinical outcomes. Knowledge of the factors influencing patients’ nutritional status can inform interventions for improving patients’ nutrition. A cross-sectional study was conducted to describe nutritional status and related factors in gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy. A convenience sample of gastric cancer patients with gastrectomy was recruited from general surgery or oncology clinics of a medical center in northern Taiwan. Data were collected with self-reported questionnaires, including the Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy—Gastric Module version 4, the Concerns in Meal Preparation scale, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and the Mini Nutrition Assessment. One hundred and one gastric cancer patients participated in the study. There were 81 cases of subtotal gastrectomy and 20 cases of total gastrectomy. Most patients (52.5%) were malnourished or at risk. Linear regression showed that symptom severity (β = −0.43), employment status (β = 0.19), and difficulty in diet preparation (β = −0.21) were significant predictors of nutritional status. Together, these three variables explained 35.8% of the variance in patient nutritional status (F = 20.3, p < 0.001). More than 50% of our participants were malnourished or at risk for malnutrition, indicating a need for continued monitoring and support after discharge from hospitals. Special attention should be given to patients with severe symptoms, unemployment, and difficulties in diet preparation.

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MalnutritionStomach NeoplasmsCross-Sectional StudiesGastrectomyHumansNutritional StatusNutrition Assessmentdiet preparationgastrectomygastric cancernutritional statussymptom

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