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Effects of education on low-phosphate diet and phosphate binder intake to control serum phosphate among maintenance hemodialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2018
Background:For phosphate control, patient education is essential due to the limited clearance of phosphate by dialysis. However, well-designed randomized controlled trials about dietary and phosphate binder education have been scarce. Methods:We enrolled
Hyun, Sunah, Jeong, Jong Cheol, Kim, Heungsoo, Kim, Seirhan, Lee, Jae Myeong, Lee, Min-Jeong, Lee, Sun-Mi, Lim, Eunsoo, Morisky, Donald E, Oh, Ye-Sung, Park, Inwhee, Shin, Gyu-Tae   +11 more
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Serum vitamin D decreases during chemotherapy: an Australian prospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2018
Background and Objectives: Vitamin D plays an important role in bone and muscle function, and cell prolifera-tion. The impact of chemotherapy and associated behavioural changes such as fatigue and sun avoidance on vit-amin D (25(OH) D) is unknown.
Isenring, Elisabeth, Karapetis, Christos Stelios, Kichenadasse, Ganessan, Kimlin, Michael G, Koczwara, Bogda, Marshall, Skye, Sukumaran, Shawgi, Teleni, Laisa, Walpole, Euan, Woodman, Richard John   +9 more
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Nutritional status assessed by scored patient-generated subjective global assessment associated with length of hospital stay in adult patients receiving an appendectomy

Biomedical Journal, 2014
Background: Malnutrition has been associated with poor health outcomes in hospitalized patients. This study assessed the validity of the scored patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA) in adult patients who had undergone an open ...
Tzu-Hao Huang, Ching-Chi Chi, Chin-Hua Liu, Cheng-Chih Chang, Liang-Mou Kuo, Ching-Chuan Hsieh   +5 more
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The influence of the China GLIM standards on the diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
BackgroundThe muscle-related indicator is removed from Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria implemented in China for many reasons.
Feng Guo, Liu Min, Li Chengyuan, Liu Hong, Wang Meng, Tang Chenyi, Wu Jinru, Wu Wei, Liu Hua   +8 more
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Objective and subjective nutritional assessment of patients with cancer in palliative care [PDF]

, 2010
This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with cancer in palliative care and to examine the interrelationship between objective and subjective nutritional assessment measures.
Ang, Yee Kwang, Kandiah, Mirnalini
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Subjective global assessment of malnutrition and dysphagia effect on the clinical and Para-clinical outcomes in elderly ischemic stroke patients: a community-based study

BMC Neurology, 2021
Background Malnutrition as a result of insufficient intake or uptake of nutrition leads to increasing rate of chronic diseases such as stroke. Stroke is one of the most common causes of death in western countries and its increasing trend has attracted ...
Mahsa Mahmoudinezhad, Mohammad Khalili, Nasim Rezaeemanesh, Mehdi Farhoudi, Sharareh Eskandarieh   +4 more
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Role of Muscle Mass and Nutritional Assessment Tools in Evaluating the Nutritional Status of Patients With Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Objective: This study was to explore the role and necessity of muscle mass [fat-free mass index (FFMI) and appendicular skeletal muscle index (ASMI) measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)] in nutritional status evaluation of patients with ...
Xi Pan, Hong Liu, Guo Feng, Jie Xiao, Meng Wang, Hua Liu, Xueyi Xie, Zhipeng Rong, Jinru Wu, Min Liu   +9 more
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Assessment of Nutritional Status of Cancer Patients Using Scored PG-SGA Tool

IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, 2016
Background:Malnutrition and weight loss are prevalent among 20-80% of cancer patients, hence assessment of nutritional status and timely intervention curbs the mortality associated with the malnourishment of cancer. The scored PG-SGA has been accepted by the Oncology nutrition dietetic practice group of American Dietetic Association as the standard for
Kavya Parasa, Dr.Krishnaveni Avvaru
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Validation of nutritional screening tools in patients undergoing cancer surgery in low- and middle-income countries

Frontiers in Nutrition
Approximately one-third of patients are severely malnourished prior to surgery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Identifying the most appropriate tool for detecting malnutrition is a critical first step toward enabling effective treatment ...
Jana Sremanakova, Stephen R. Knight, Stephen R. Knight, Marie Carmela M. Lapitan, Edwin Yenli, Stephen Tabiri, Dhruva Ghosh, Pamela A. Kingsley, Apple Valparaiso, Ewen M. Harrison, Maria Thomas, Parvez D. Haque, Sreejith K. Veetil, Atul Suroy, Ashish Choudhrie, Rohin Mittal, Rajkumar Kottayasamy Seenivasagam, Bipradas Roy, Debra Jones, Sorrel T. Burden, Sorrel T. Burden   +20 more
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Assessment of nutritional status of gynecological cancer cases in India and comparison of subjective and objective nutrition assessment parameters

South Asian Journal of Cancer, 2014
Aim: To assess the nutritional status of gynecological cancer patients using scored Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) then compare it with the body mass index (BMI), hemoglobin, serum albumin, and approximate percentage weight lost ...
Ushashree Das, Shilpa Patel, Kalpana Dave, Ronak Bhansali   +3 more
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