ArticleBMC health services research2024
Barriers and facilitators of improved nutritional support for patients newly diagnosed with cancer: a pre-implementation study.
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Green Approach to Improved Nutritional Support for Cancer Patients
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Nutritional conditions and PFS and OS in cancer immunotherapy: the MOUSEION-010 meta-analysis.Immunotherapy · 2025Pooled it
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- Precision Nutrition as the Concept of Dietary and Nutritional Interventions for Patients With Malignancies: A Narrative Literature Review and Perspectives.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Review
- Digital Health Tools for the Screening and Management of Malnutrition Risk in the Older Adults: A Narrative Review.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
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- Exploring healthcare professionals' views on integrative Chinese-Western medicine in the nutritional management of cancer patients: a qualitative study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Low referral uptake, not patient adherence, limits implementation of early nutritional screening in head and neck and upper gastrointestinal cancers.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- A patient-mediated implementation strategy to improve nutrition care delivery for esophageal and gastric cancer: a study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Implementation science in nutrition practice: A review of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025Review
- Nutritional Status Assessment Using the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) in Individuals with Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy Regimens.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of oral nutritional supplements in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundDisease-related malnutrition affects a significant number of patients with cancer and poses a major social problem worldwide. Despite both global and national guidelines to prevent and treat malnutrition, the prevalence is high, ranging from 20 to 70% in all patients with cancer. This study aimed to explore the current practice of nutritional support for patients with cancer at a large university hospital in Norway and to explore potential barriers and facilitators of the intervention in the Green Approach to Improved Nutritional support for patients with cancer (GAIN), prior to implementation in a clinical setting.
methodsThe study used individual interviews and a focus group discussion to collect data. Study participants included different healthcare professionals and patients with cancer treated at a nutrition outpatient clinic. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) was used to guide the thematic data analysis.
resultsBarriers connected to the current nutritional support were limited resources and undefined roles concerning responsibility for providing nutritional support among healthcare professionals. Facilitators included a desire for change regarding the current nutritional practice. The GAIN intervention was perceived as feasible for patients and healthcare professionals. Potential barriers included limited knowledge of technology, lack of motivation among patients, and a potential added burden experienced by the participating patients.
conclusionsThe identification of the potential barriers and facilitators of the current nutritional support to patients with cancer will be used to plan the implementation of improved nutritional support in a randomized controlled trial for patients with cancer prior to clinical implementation. The current findings may be of value to others trying to implement either or both nutritional support and digital application tools in a clinical healthcare setting.
trial registrationThe study was registered in the National Institutes of Health Clinical trials 08/09/22. The identification code is NCT05544318.
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