Researchers conducted a prospective, observational study to explore the impact of nutritional status prior to cancer treatment initiation and mortality risk.
Mini nutritional assessment (MNA) is the most frequently used screening test for malnutrition in elderly populations in continental Europe and Asia. Most studies on MNA’s ability to predict mortality ...
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is the oldest and largest circulating nursing journal in the world. The Journal's mission is to promote excellence in professional nursing, with a global ...
See related research article by Caccialanza and colleagues, page 1843 The reported prevalence of poor nutritional status has varied widely in studies, in part because of different populations and ...
Gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GEMOX), a promissing combination for the treatment of relapsed, advanced or metastatic non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ...
Frailty was associated with higher risk of malnutrition, with an odds ratio of 2.47. This relationship appeared most pronounced among participants with chronic diseases, those with fewer than 20 teeth ...
Malnutrition is an imbalance between the growth and breakdown of body tissues and nutrient stores, resulting in loss of muscle and organ mass, diminished physical and mental functioning, and impaired ...
Andrea Cartwright, RN, BSc, is nutritional nurse specialist, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals NHS Trust Nutrition requires complex multidisciplinary organisational structures in hospitals but ...