L. Shan1, and F. Li2; 1Department of Gynecologic Oncology, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China, 2Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Purpose/Objective(s): To explore the impact of dietary intervention on the nutritional status of gynecological cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Materials/
Methods: From January 2022 to June 2022, the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS-2002) scale was used to score 80 gynecological cancer patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy within 24 hours of admission. The patients were randomly divided into two groups. The control group of 40 patients received routine care. The research group of 40 patients received nutritional support treatment intervention based on the nutritional status assessed by the NRS-2002 scoring scale, in addition to routine care. The intervention measures included: early distribution of nutrition brochures, dynamic monitoring of body mass index, and dietary guidance. Results: Statistical software was used for statistical analysis. Before the nursing intervention, there was no significant difference in the total score of nutritional risk screening, body mass index (BMI), hemoglobin (Hb), prealbumin(PA), and Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) between the two groups of patients. After 5 weeks of nursing intervention, the total score of nutritional risk screening, BMI, Hb, PA, and KPS in the research group were significantly higher than those in the control group. The difference between the groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: There is a risk of malnutrition in patients with gynecological tumors undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The NRS-2002 score can reflect the nutritional status of the patients. A NRS-2002 score of greater than or equal to 3 indicates a nutritional risk. On the basis of routine care, the implementation of dietary intervention can improve the nutritional status of patients, improve the quality of life of patients, and is worth promoting in clinical practice.
