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## Background: Malnutrition frequently occurs in hematology diseases and may threaten the course of treatment and patient outcomes. while screening for nutritional risk is often done in hospitalized patients, it is rarely described in the outpatient setting. hematology patients are often followed in outpatient settings before hospitalization and for a longer time after. ## Aims: The primary aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of nutritional risk measured by unintended weight loss within three months and reduced food intake within one week among patients in a hematology outpatient clinic. the second purpose was to investigate the two variables as a quick initial screening tool. ## Methods: All patients visiting the outpatient clinic within one week were invited to participate in this study, designed as a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study, consisting of nine questions. descriptive statistical analyses, chi test and simple logistic regression analyses were performed. ## Results: Of the 219 included patients, 23.7% had an unintended weight loss of mean 13.7% of body weight within the last three months and 13.2% had eaten less than usual within the past week. pat

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Author

Mikkelsen, Sabina; Ãstergaard, Trine; Zacher, Nina; Holst, Mette

Publisher

Elsevier ; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier BV (ISSN 2405-4577)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)