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A Multi-Site, International Audit of Malnutrition Risk and Energy and Protein Intakes in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Head Neck and Esophageal Cancer: Results from INFORM
Nutrients
  • Lisa Martin, University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
  • Merran Findlay, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
  • Judith D. Bauer, Monash University
  • Rupinder Dhaliwal, Canadian Nutrition Society
  • Marian de van der Schueren, Wageningen University & Research
  • Alessandro Laviano, Facoltà di Medicina e Odontoiatria
  • Adrianne Widaman, San Jose State University
  • Vickie E. Baracos, University of Alberta
  • Andrew G. Day, Queen’s University
  • Leah M. Gramlich, University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Publication Date
12-1-2022
Document Type
Article
DOI
10.3390/nu14245272
Abstract

Patients with foregut tumors are at high risk of malnutrition. Nutrition care focuses on identifying individuals at risk of malnutrition and optimizing nutrient intake to promote the maintenance of body weight and lean body mass. This multi-center prospective, longitudinal study audited nutrition care practices related to screening for risk of malnutrition (Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form; PG-SGA SF), and nutrition interventions prescribed (route; adequacy of energy and protein intakes). Audits occurred at four time periods: baseline (before treatment) and at 2, 4, and 6 months after starting cancer treatment; 170 patients (esophageal (ESO; n = 51); head and neck (HN; n = 119)) were enrolled. Nutrition risk (PG-SGA SF score ≥ 4) was prevalent at every time period: HN (baseline: 60%; 6 months 66%) and ESO (77%; 72%). Both groups had significant (p < 0.001) weight losses over the 6 month audit period (HN = 13.2% ESO = 11.4%). Enteral nutrition (EN) was most likely to be prescribed at 2 months for HN and at 4 and 6 months for ESO. Target prescribed energy and protein intakes were not met with any nutrition intervention; although adequacy was highest for those receiving EN. Nutrition care practices differed for HN and ESO cancers and there may be time points when additional nutrition support is needed.

Funding Number
119126217RR0001
Funding Sponsor
Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation
Keywords
  • energy intake,
  • enteral nutrition,
  • esophageal cancer,
  • foregut tumors,
  • head and neck cancer,
  • malnutrition,
  • nutrition care,
  • nutrition risk,
  • nutrition support,
  • patient-generated subjective global assessment
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Citation Information
Lisa Martin, Merran Findlay, Judith D. Bauer, Rupinder Dhaliwal, et al.. "A Multi-Site, International Audit of Malnutrition Risk and Energy and Protein Intakes in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Head Neck and Esophageal Cancer: Results from INFORM" Nutrients Vol. 14 Iss. 24 (2022)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/adrianne-widaman/32/