Nutritional status, food intake, and dysphagia in long-term survivors with head and neck cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy: a cross-sectional study

Autor:	Manon G A, van den Berg, Heidi, Rütten, Ellen L, Rasmussen-Conrad, Simone, Knuijt, Robert P, Takes, Carla M L, van Herpen, Geert J A, Wanten, Johannes H A M, Kaanders, Matthias A W, Merkx
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Adult Male Nutritional Status Chemoradiotherapy Middle Aged Risk Assessment Body Mass Index Eating Cross-Sectional Studies Treatment Outcome Head and Neck Neoplasms Weight Loss Quality of Life Humans Female Survivors Deglutition Disorders Aged Follow-Up Studies
Zdroj:	Headneck. 36(1)
ISSN:	1097-0347
Popis:	The aim of this study was to evaluate nutritional status, food intake, and dysphagia in long-term head and neck cancer survivors.Thirty-two patients with stage III-IV head and neck cancer treated by chemoradiotherapy were invited to evaluate nutritional status (malnutrition, relative weight loss), food intake (food modification; quality), and dysphagia.At a median follow up of 44 months, 6 of 32 patients were at risk for malnutrition. Women (p = .049) and patients with high body mass index before treatment (p = .024) showed more weight loss. None of the 32 patients could eat a "full diet." Six patients used nutritional supplements/tube feeding. Low dysphagia-related quality of life scores were significantly correlated to increased food modification (r = 0.405; p = .024).Nutritional advice in patients with head and neck cancer is still necessary years after chemoradiation and should focus on nutritional status, food modification, and quality, in accord with recommended food groups.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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