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ArticleInternational journal of clinical oncology2023

Health care professionals' experiences of dealing with cancer cachexia.

Jodie Ellis, Michelle Petersen, Sungwon Chang, Gemma Ingham, Peter Martin, Nicola Morgan, Vanessa Vaughan, Linda Brown, David C Currow, Valentina Razmovski-Naumovski

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Article in International journal of clinical oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Jodie Ellis *Calvary Health Care Kogarah, Kogarah, NSW, 2217, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6184-3712
Michelle PetersenWollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia.
Sungwon ChangIMPACCT-Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care Through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.
Gemma InghamThe Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia.
Peter MartinSchool of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3216, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-5149
Nicola MorganGold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia.
Vanessa VaughanSchool of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3216, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3879-2448
Linda BrownIMPACCT-Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care Through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.
David C CurrowThe Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1988-1250
Valentina Razmovski-Naumovski *IMPACCT-Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care Through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia. v.naumovski@unsw.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8975-0910
University of Technology Sydney · AUDeakin University · AUBond University · AUPrince of Wales Hospital · AUUniversity of Wollongong · AUWollongong Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer cachexia (CC) is a debilitating syndrome severely impacting patients' quality of life and survivorship. We aimed to investigate the health care professionals' (HCPs') experiences of dealing with CC.

methodsSurvey questions entailed definitions and guidelines, importance of CC management, clinician confidence and involvement, screening and assessment, interventions, psychosocial and food aspects. The online survey was disseminated through Australian and New Zealand palliative care, oncology, allied health and nursing organisations. Frequencies were reported using descriptive statistics accounting for response rates. Associations were examined between variables using Fisher's exact and Pearson's chi-square tests.

resultsOver 90% of the respondents (n = 192) were medical doctors or nurses. Over 85% of the respondents were not aware of any guidelines, with 83% considering ≥ 10% weight loss from baseline indicative of CC. CC management was considered important by 77% of HCPs, and 55% indicated that it was part of their clinical role to assess and treat CC. In contrast, 56% of respondents were not confident about managing CC, and 93% believed formal training in CC would benefit their clinical practice. Although formal screening tools were generally not used (79%), 75% of respondents asked patients about specific symptoms. Antiemetics (80%) and nutritional counselling (86%) were most prescribed or recommended interventions, respectively.

conclusionThis study underlines the deficiencies in knowledge and training of CC which has implications for patients' function, well-being and survival. HCP training and a structured approach to CC management is advocated for optimal and continued patient care.

Indexed as

CachexiaNeoplasmsAustraliaHealth PersonnelHumansQuality of LifeCachexiaCancerExperiencesHealth care professionalManagementSurvey

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PMID36820948
PMCPMC10066081
OpenAlexW4321600159

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