Nutrition Education for Cancer Patients:Theory,Programs,Evaluation,and Future Perspectives

作     者：Han Ping Shi Qian Kun Zhu Xin Wang Wen Zhi Zhao Ben Qiang Rao Bo Jiang Yong Bing Chen Zhan Zhi Zhang Xiao Wei Zhang 

作者机构：Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Department of Clinical NutritionBeijing Shijitan HospitalCapital Medical UniversityBeijing 100038China Ninth School of Clinical MedicinePeking UniversityBeijing 100038China Department of OncologyCapital Medical UniversityBeijing 100038China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Nutritional Oncology》 (肿瘤营养学杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2018年第3卷第3期

页      面：113-119页

学科分类：07[理学] 

基　　金：the National Natural Science Foundation of China[No.81672888] the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFC1309200) 

主　　题：Cancer Nutrition education Cancer therapy Quality of life Survival 

摘      要：Nutrition education is an essential component of nutrition intervention and a preferred method of nutrition *** the development of nutrition education programs for cancer patients follows the basic principles of nutrition education for the general population,it includes more targeted points and is richer in its *** a program should include,but is not limited to,the following ten aspects:1)answer questions from the patient/family/caregivers;2)outline the aims of obtaining a nutrition diagnosis;3)provide dietary nutrition and function evaluations;4)review laboratory and instrumental tests;5)provide dietary and nutrition suggestions;6)clarify cancer pathophysiology;7)schedule nutrition intervention(s);8)explain the possible complications of nutrition intervention and provide solutions;9)predict the outcome of nutrition intervention;10)plan and carry out nutrition *** have shown that providing nutrition education for cancer patients is an economical,practical,and effective measure in clinical *** purpose of nutrition education is not only to impart knowledge about diet and nutrition,but also to train the patients on how to improve their nutrition status,modulate eating behavior,and form good habits regarding diet and ***,nutrition education is a long-term *** to the high malnutrition rates and the complex causes and outcomes,cancer patients need long-term and comprehensive nutrition education,aiming to shorten the length of hospital stay,reduce the complications of both the disease and its treatments,improve clinical outcomes,and finally improve the quality of life and survival.