Nutritional status and health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy

Introduction: Nutritional decline is typically accepted as a consequent of the course of treatment for cancer. This study aimed to (1) assess body weight status and dietary intake of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy and (2) to correlate Body Mass Index (BMI), energy and protein intake with hea...

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Main Authors:	Lua, Pei Lin, Zakaria, Noor Salihah, Mamat, Nik Mazlan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nutrition Society of Malaysia 2012
Subjects:	RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease
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spelling	iium-300062013-04-30T07:45:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/30006/ Nutritional status and health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy Lua, Pei Lin Zakaria, Noor Salihah Mamat, Nik Mazlan RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease Introduction: Nutritional decline is typically accepted as a consequent of the course of treatment for cancer. This study aimed to (1) assess body weight status and dietary intake of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy and (2) to correlate Body Mass Index (BMI), energy and protein intake with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) profile. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in two government hospitals in the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia using convenience sampling. Women aged >18 years, who were diagnosed with breast cancer and receiving chemotherapy were invited to participate. The following aspects were evaluated: body weight status, usual dietary intake (diet history) and HRQoL (EORTC QLQ-C30). Descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests were employed (SPSS 16). Results: Of the respondents, 41 were 49 ± 9.6 years of age; 92.7% were Malay; 97.6% (response rate = 91%) were on moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. Over half of the patients were overweight or obese (mean BMI = 25.3 ± 1.1 kg/m2). The majority self-reported weight reduction (46.3%) but positive energy balance was detected with the current energy and protein intakes recorded at 1792.6 ± 304.9kcal/day (range= 1200-2500) and 74.5g/day (IqR= 37.7)respectively. Dietary intakes were, however, not correlated with HRQoL, but greater BMI was associated with better emotional and cognitive functioning and less fatigue. Conclusion: Although most patients declared losing weight, obesity and excess dietary intake were noted. Additionally, body weight status has been shown to be important in HRQoL profile, underlining the necessity for effective nutritional assessments and support to the cancer population. Nutrition Society of Malaysia 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30006/1/4_Lua_Saliha_345-MJN_vol_18_no2_-5.pdf Lua, Pei Lin and Zakaria, Noor Salihah and Mamat, Nik Mazlan (2012) Nutritional status and health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 18 (2). pp. 173-184. ISSN 1394-035X http://nutriweb.org.my/publications/mjn0014_2/default.php
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description	Introduction: Nutritional decline is typically accepted as a consequent of the course of treatment for cancer. This study aimed to (1) assess body weight status and dietary intake of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy and (2) to correlate Body Mass Index (BMI), energy and protein intake with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) profile. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in two government hospitals in the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia using convenience sampling. Women aged >18 years, who were diagnosed with breast cancer and receiving chemotherapy were invited to participate. The following aspects were evaluated: body weight status, usual dietary intake (diet history) and HRQoL (EORTC QLQ-C30). Descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests were employed (SPSS 16). Results: Of the respondents, 41 were 49 ± 9.6 years of age; 92.7% were Malay; 97.6% (response rate = 91%) were on moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. Over half of the patients were overweight or obese (mean BMI = 25.3 ± 1.1 kg/m2). The majority self-reported weight reduction (46.3%) but positive energy balance was detected with the current energy and protein intakes recorded at 1792.6 ± 304.9kcal/day (range= 1200-2500) and 74.5g/day (IqR= 37.7)respectively. Dietary intakes were, however, not correlated with HRQoL, but greater BMI was associated with better emotional and cognitive functioning and less fatigue. Conclusion: Although most patients declared losing weight, obesity and excess dietary intake were noted. Additionally, body weight status has been shown to be important in HRQoL profile, underlining the necessity for effective nutritional assessments and support to the cancer population.
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author	Lua, Pei Lin Zakaria, Noor Salihah Mamat, Nik Mazlan
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title	Nutritional status and health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy
title_short	Nutritional status and health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy
title_full	Nutritional status and health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy
title_fullStr	Nutritional status and health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy
title_full_unstemmed	Nutritional status and health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy
title_sort	nutritional status and health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy
publisher	Nutrition Society of Malaysia
publishDate	2012
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Nutritional status and health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy

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