Evaluación de la Percepción del Sabor de Pacientes Oncológicos: Relación con Variables Personales y Clínicas y Comparación con un Grupo de Control

Autor: Maniglia, Fabíola Pansani, Cruz, Leonice Caldeira da, Costa, Lauane Cristina Marques, Silva, Lara Coelho de Oliveira, Oliveira, Bruno Affonso Parenti de
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; Vol. 67 No. 1 (2021): Jan./Feb./Mar.; e-11994
Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; Vol. 67 Núm. 1 (2021): ene./feb./mar.; e-11994
Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; v. 67 n. 1 (2021): jan./fev./mar.; e-11994
Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia
Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)
instacron:INCA
ISSN: 2176-9745
Popis: Introduction: Antineoplastic treatment can cause side effects that impair the patients’ food intake and nutritional status. Objective: To evaluate the taste perception in patients undergoing cancer treatment, to relate it to personal and clinical variables and to compare with taste perception in healthy individuals. Method: Cross-sectional study with 50 individuals undergoing cancer treatment and another 50 individuals in the control group. To assess taste perception, participants received food samples and were asked about sweet, bitter, salty and sour flavors. The intensity of the flavor was assessed using a scale from 1 to 5. Results: Patients undergoing cancer treatment perceived the flavors of the following foods more strongly: dulce de leche (4.48±1.0 vs. 3.78±0.9; p
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