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ArticleNutrients2025

Poor Appetite and Survival in Patients Admitted to an Acute Palliative Care Unit for Comprehensive Palliative Care.

Sebastiano Mercadante, Daniele Napolitano, Alessio Lo Cascio, Stefano Mancin, Alessandra Casuccio

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Article in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Sebastiano MercadanteMain Regional of Supportive/Palliative Care, La Maddalena Cancer Center, 90146 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9859-6487
Daniele NapolitanoCEMAD, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2481-5354
Alessio Lo CascioDirection of Health Professions, La Maddalena Cancer Center, 90146 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5581-4114
Stefano MancinIRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4988-4391
Alessandra CasuccioDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5676-9535

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesLoss of appetite is a common symptom in patients with advanced cancer, and may contribute to patient deterioration. There is a lack of information about this issue, particularly in patients with advanced cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit. The aims of this study were to assess appetite loss in patients admitted to an APCU and to investigate whether changes following comprehensive palliative care treatment are associated with survival. MATERIALS AND

methodsA consecutive sample of 520 patients admitted to the APCU was assessed. Patient characteristics and Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) were measured at admission (T0) and after one week of comprehensive palliative care treatment (T7).

resultsOf 381 patients screened, 208 (54.6%) had a poor appetite rating (≥4/10). Following comprehensive palliative care (T7), the number of patients with poor appetite significantly decreased to 116 (30%) (

conclusionsA large proportion of patients admitted to an APCU present moderate-to-severe poor appetite. Clinical improvement of poor appetite is associated with improved survival.

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AppetiteNeoplasmsPalliative CareAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Agedacute palliative care unitadvanced cancerpalliative carepoor appetitesurvival

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