Nutritional impairment, psychological health and quality of life among older adults with advanced cancer: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

Surbhi Singhal Ying WangZhaoyang QinDerick R PetersonRichard F DunneEva CulakovaJudith O HopkinsNatalia MelnykAdedayo OnitiloValerie TargiaSupriya MohileKah Poh Loh

Published in: Cancer medicine (2024)

Nutritional impairment is associated with impaired psychological health and worse QOL. Clinicians should use the MNA-SF to screen older adults for nutritional impairment and offer tailored supportive interventions.

Keyphrases

advanced cancer
palliative care
public health
healthcare
physical activity
mental health
health information
health promotion
high throughput
human health
smoking cessation
risk assessment
depressive symptoms
social media