Evaluation of Nutritional Status and Anxiety Levels in Patients Applying to the Radiation Oncology Outpatient Clinic during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology Group Study (TROD 12:02)

Autor:	Vuslat Yurut Caloglu, Muge Akmansu, Deniz Yalman, Sule Karabulut Gul, Zafer Kocak, Zumre Arican Alicikus, Alparslan Serarslan, Serap Akyurek, Teuta Zoto Mustafayev, Candan Demiroz, Didem Colpan Oksuz, Gul Kanyilmaz, Pelin Altinok, Esra Kaytan Saglam, Ayben Yentek Balkanay, Halil Akboru, Emine Keven, Berna Yildirim, Cem Onal, Sefik Igdem, Emre Ozkan, Fatih Ozdener, Murat Caloglu
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Risk Cancer Research Nutrition and Dietetics Malnutrition Medicine (miscellaneous) COVID-19 Nutritional Status Anxiety Ambulatory Care Facilities Cancer-Patients Cross-Sectional Studies Nutrition Assessment Oncology Head and Neck Neoplasms Chemotherapy Humans Pandemics Hospital Admission
Zdroj:	Nutrition and cancer. 74(10)
ISSN:	1532-7914
Popis:	Cancer patients often face malnutrition, which negatively affects their response to cancer treatment. This study aims to analyze the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nutritional status and anxiety in cancer patients with different types and stages of cancer. This is a cross-sectional cohort study that includes 1,252 patients with varying cancer types from 17 radiation oncology centers. The nutritional risk scores (NRS-2002) and coronavirus anxiety scale (CAS) scores of all patients were measured. NRS-2002 >= 3 and CAS >= 5 were accepted as values at risk. Of all patients, 15.3% had NRS-2002 >= 3. Breast cancer was the most prevalent cancer type (24.5%) with the lowest risk of nutrition (4.9%, p < 0.001). Nutritional risk was significantly higher in patients with gastrointestinal cancer, head and neck cancer, and lung cancer (p < 0.005) and in patients with stage IV disease (p < 0.001). High anxiety levels (CAS >= 5) were significantly related to voluntary avoidance and clinical postponement of hospital visits due to the pandemic (p < 0.001), while clinical postponement was particularly frequent among patients with NRS-2002 < 3 (p = 0.0021). Fear and anxiety in cancer patients with COVID-19 cause hesitations in visiting hospitals, leading to disrupted primary and nutritional treatments. Thus, nutritional monitoring and treatment monitoring of cancer patients are crucial during and after radiotherapy. Nutricia Turkey Funding for data analysis and medical writing has been provided by an independent third party and sponsored by Nutricia Turkey.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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