NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND INFORMATION NEEDS AMONG PATIENTS RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIOTHERAPY
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Symptoms Experienced and Information Needs of Women Receiving Chemotherapy
Objective This study is carried out to determine the symptoms and information necessity on chemotherapy (CT) treatment of the women with breast cancer. Methods A total of 170 women older than 18 years old, who receive CT with breast cancer diagnosis, are volunteered to participate in the study. Mixed method was used in the study. Data are collected using Descriptive Data Form, Interview Form ...
متن کاملSerum erythropoietin levels in patients receiving intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
To investigate the potential role of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEpo) in patients receiving intensive cytotoxic therapy, we measured the endogenous levels of Epo in 31 patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Seventeen patients underwent allogeneic BMT and 14 underwent autologous BMT. On average, 10 +/- 4 units of red blood cells (RBCs) were transfused per patient. The mea...
متن کاملNutritional status and mortality among HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania.
BACKGROUND Poor nutritional status is associated with immunologic impairment and adverse health outcomes among adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS We investigated body mass index (BMI), middle upper arm circumference (MUAC), and hemoglobin (Hgb) concentrations at initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 18,271 HIV-infected Tanzanian adults and their changes i...
متن کامل[A study of changes in the nutritional status of patients receiving cancer chemotherapy].
In an attempt to find a method for effective nursing support which would maintain a favorable nutritional status in patients receiving chemotherapy, the nutritional status of 15 patients with lung cancer receiving cisplatin therapy was evaluated, and the factors influencing their status were studied. (1) Nutritional status was evaluated in terms of 7 indicators: body weight, skinfold thickness,...
متن کاملSpontaneous Small Bowel Perforations in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy or Chemotherapy
Gastroduodenal perforations are known to occur due to various causes. However, such problems involving small bowel and manifesting spontaneously, especially in a head and neck cancer patient, undergoing chemoradiation has never been described in the literature. We report three cases of head and neck cancer that were undergoing treatment (one case curative and two cases palliative), during which...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mansoura Nursing Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2735-413X
DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2017.149636