Knowledge and practices of medical oncologists concerning nutrition therapy: A survey study

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
Feza Kirbiyik, Emre Ozkan

Abstract

Despite the identification of malnutrition and administration of nutrition therapy being increasingly recognised as integral to the treatment of cancer patients, this is not always translated into routine clinical practice. The aim of this study was to determine medical oncologists' awareness of, and ability to assess, nutritional status and when to initiate nutrition therapy, to identify their educational status concerning clinical nutrition and their perceived barriers to the routine use of nutrition therapy in their patients through a survey study. 155 medical oncologists were invited to complete a digital questionnaire. The questionnaire included information regarding the participants demographic and professional information, clinical nutrition education status, attitudes towards malnutrition and nutrition therapy, and barriers to using nutrition therapy. The questionnaire also included two case scenarios designed to assess ability to diagnose malnutrition/assess nutritional status and identify when nutrition therapy might be indicated. Of 109 medical oncologists who agreed to participate, 43.1% declared that they received clinical nutrition education and 33.9% declared that they followed the oncology sections in the Europe...Continue Reading

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May 28, 2019·Nutrition in Clinical Practice : Official Publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition·Harriët Jager-WittenaarJan L N Roodenburg

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