Evaluation of a novel pre-treatment model of nutrition care for patients with head and neck cancer receiving chemoradiotherapy.
Claire L BlakeAnna EdwardsElise TreleavenTeresa BrownBrett HughesCharles LinLizbeth KennyMerrilyn BanksJudith D BauerPublished in: Nutrition & dietetics: the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia (2021)
Pre-treatment nutrition care was feasible in standard clinical practice and demonstrated clinically relevant outcome improvements for patients. Future high-quality research is warranted to investigate further multidisciplinary strategies to attenuate weight-loss further, inclusive of patient-reported barriers and enablers to nutrition interventions.
Keyphrases
- patient reported
- physical activity
- healthcare
- weight loss
- clinical practice
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- bariatric surgery
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- pain management
- body mass index
- radiation therapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- combination therapy
- smoking cessation
- replacement therapy
- affordable care act