Assessment of nutritional status and quality of life among patients with cancer who underwent major upper gastrointestinal system cancer surgery

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dc.authoridseremet kurklu, nilgun/0000-0003-1394-0037
dc.authoridbellikci koyu, ezgi/0000-0001-5279-2394
dc.contributor.authorKaner, Gulsah
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Ahmet Zeki
dc.contributor.authorİnanç, Neriman
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Merve Nur Sultan
dc.contributor.authorKurklu, Nilgun Seremet
dc.contributor.authorKoyu, Ezgi Bellikci
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-24T17:18:29Z
dc.date.available2025-02-24T17:18:29Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentFakülteler, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümü
dc.description.abstractAim: The risk of developing complications following major gastrointestinal system surgeries has risen in recent years despite of the development of methods and techniques for cancer surgery and increased preoperative care. Complications following surgical intervention reduce the quality of life of the patient, while increasing hospitalization time and mortality rates. In addition, surgery can lead to malnutrition in the postoperative period resulting from catabolism, which is caused by increasing the release of stress hormones and inflammatory mediators. This study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional status and quality of life and to determine the relationship between the two in patients with cancer who underwent major gastrointestinal surgery. Methods: Postoperative patients who underwent major upper gastrointestinal system cancer surgery by a general surgeon in the province of Kayseri, Turkey, aged between 20 and 80 years, and who met the criteria of the study, were included in the study. Socio-demographic characteristics, body composition, anthropometric measurements, and biochemical findings of the patients were recorded. NRS-2002 (Nutritional Risk Screening-2002) was used to evaluate the nutritional status of individuals and EORTC QLQ-C30 Version 3.0 (European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire) was used for the assessment of quality of life. Results: A total of 119 participants, 69 (58%) male and 50 (42%) female, participated in the research. The most common type of operation was partial/subtotal gastrectomy (41%). According to the NRS-2002 score, malnutrition risk was high in almost all males (98.6%) and females (88.0%), and nutritional support was necessary. It was determined that the albumin values of the individuals who were at risk of malnutrition are lower, and their length of stay in the hospital was longer. When the EORTC QLQ-C30 scores of the individuals were evaluated, the general health status score average was 45.2 +/- 18.20, the physical function score average was 67.3 +/- 16.72, and the symptom score average was 36.1 +/- 16.56 points. Symptom scores were found to be lower in women than men (p<0.05). It was determined that there was a negative significant correlation between NRS score and general health status score (r = -0.154, p <0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that nearly all of the participants who participated in the study had NRS scores >= 3 and were at risk of malnutrition. It was observed that the increased risk of malnutrition may negatively affect the quality of life.
dc.identifier.doi10.23751/pn.v20i4.6117
dc.identifier.endpage601
dc.identifier.issn1129-8723
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85058712418
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage592
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.23751/pn.v20i4.6117
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14440/701
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000454645000009
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMattioli 1885
dc.relation.ispartofProgress in Nutrition
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250201
dc.subjectNutrition assessment
dc.subjectnutritional status
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectcancer
dc.titleAssessment of nutritional status and quality of life among patients with cancer who underwent major upper gastrointestinal system cancer surgery
dc.typeArticle

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