Identifying Malnutrition in Oncology Outpatients Using Different Screening Tools.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
; 34(7): 800-804, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the results of different nutritional screening tools, including NRS-2002, PG-SGA, and NUTRISCORE for the detection of malnutrition in oncology outpatients. STUDYDESIGN:
A descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study Daily Chemotherapy Unit, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkiye, between June and July 2021.METHODOLOGY:
A total of 69 patients were included in the study, receiving cancer therapy in an outpatient setting. The NRS-2002, PG-SGA, and NUTRISCORE scores were calculated to determine the nutritional status.RESULTS:
The mean age of the patients was 56.74 ± 13.48 years, and 59.4% were females. The mean BMI was 27.29 ± 5.27 kg/m2. Among the patients, 55.1% had insufficient nutritional intake or were at risk of malnutrition according to the NRS-2002, 40.6% according to NUTRISCORE, and 59.4% according to the PG-SGA. There was a significant agreement between the results of the NRS-2002 and PG-SGA in a McNemar test (Kappa 0.320, p = 0.008).CONCLUSION:
NRS-2002 and PG-SGA tools offered greater sensitivity in terms of capturing more patients in the precachectic state than NUTRISCORE. Among these, the NRS-2002 is a shorter test, and thus, would seem to be more practical than the PG-SGA. KEY WORDS Oncology, Malnutrition, Screening tools, NRS-2002, PG-SGA, NUTRISCORE.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Outpatients
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Nutrition Assessment
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Mass Screening
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Nutritional Status
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Malnutrition
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Neoplasms
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article