Are gastrointestinal problems, nutritional care, and nutritional care needs associated with quality of life in patients with advanced cancer? Results of the observational eQuiPe study.
Savvas PaschosNora LizeSimone J P M EussenAnnemieke van der Padt-PruijstenMarieke Henrica Johanna Van den Beuken-Van EverdingenHanneke van LaarhovenMarien den BoerAlexander de GraeffBen van den BorneHerma Ten HaveMarjolanda KennisSandra BeijerNatasja J H RaijmakersLonneke V van de Poll-FransePublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2023)
Many patients with advanced cancer experience gastrointestinal problems, while only few patients receive nutritional care. These gastrointestinal problems, nutritional care needs, and nutritional care are associated with lower QoL, probably due to reversed causality or the irreversible nature of these problems in the palliative phase. More research on the relation of nutritional care, gastrointestinal problems, and QoL is needed to optimize nutritional support in end-of-life care.