WU Ping,LI Gui-rong,GAO Yuri,et al.Assessment of nutritional status and quality of life in patients with digestive malignancies before operation[J].Journal of Tongji University(Medical Science),2014,35(1):80-83. [点击复制]
(1. Dept. of Clinical Nutrition, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200065, China;2. Dept. of General Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200065, China;3. Dept. of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200065 , China)
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the association between nutritional status and quality of life before operation in patients with digestive cancers. Methods The nutritional status was evaluated with objective global assessment and the quality of life was assessed with Cancer Core Questionnaire of Quality of Life in 108 patients with digestive malignant tumors before the first operation. Results There were 61 cases in good nutritional status (56.48% ), 40 cases in mild-moderate malnutrition (37.04% ) and 7 cases in severe malnutrition (6.48% ). There was a correlation between the nutritional status and the stage of the disease (r=0.240, P<0.05). There were significant differences in global functioning, physical, role, cognitive function, fatigue, nausea/vomiting, appetite loss, social function, dyspnea and sleepless (P<0.05 ) among patients with different nutritional status; while there were no significant differences in emotional functioning, pain, constipation, diarrhea and financial difficulties (P>0.05). The nutritional status before operation was significantly correlated with global functioning, physical,role,cognitive function,fatigue,nausea/ vomiting, appetite loss,emotional function,dyspnea, sleepless, constipation and financial difficulties and (P<0.05 ) ; and not correlated with social functioning, pain, and diarrhea (P>0.05 ). Conclusion The nutritional status are associated with the quality of life in patients with digestive cancers,and the nutritional status is also correlated with the clinical stages of the cancer patients.