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## Purpose: The reported prevalence of malnutrition and related factors in gynecologic cancer varies. we aimed to describe nutritional status and to identify demographic, clinical, psychological, and nutritional factors contributing to malnutrition in gynecologic cancer patients. ## Methods: We used a descriptive cross-sectional design. a total of 129 subjects were enrolled. subjects agreed to undergo a face-to-face interview, including measurement of body mass index (bmi) and administration of structured questionnaires including the patient-generated subjective global assessment (pg-sga), the beck depression inventory (bdi), and the simplified nutritional appetite questionnaire (snaq). ## Results: Mean bmi was 23.4 kg/m(2) (range, 14.6-36.7 kg/m(2)) and median body weight was 55.0 kg (range, 38.5-91.3 kg). sixty-nine (53.5 %) of 129 patients reported severe malnutrition according to the pg-sga. malnutrition among patients who had received chemotherapy was more common than among patients who had not received chemotherapy within 6 months. depression and appetite were significant factors predicting malnutrition in patients with gynecologic cancer. however, malnutrition was not relate

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Author

Ju-Hee Nho; Sung Reul Kim; Yong Soon Kwon

Publisher

Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 0941-4355)

Published

2014

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)