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An Evaluation on Satisfaction with Nutrition Counseling for Cancer Inpatients
Author(s) -
Tung AnnChen,
Wen ChengFan,
Li PeiRong
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.676.6
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , cancer , psychological intervention , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , medical nutrition therapy , nutrition education , physical therapy , nursing , gerontology
Background To improved nutritional status of cancer patients would greatly contribute to the outcome. Nutrition counseling is one way of nutrition interventions. Consulting services include imparting nutrition knowledge, learning diet tips, and then to change their eating behavior, expected to enhance the nutritional status and quality of life. Since this disease could cause greater psychological pressure for patient than any other disease, it undermined the patient's willingness to learn nutrition knowledge. Whether nutrition consultation on the patient's problem to solve, whether or not in line with the needs of patients. Therefore, the evaluation plays an important role in nutrition education. Objectives The purpose of present study was to assess the cancer patient attitude and acceptance of nutrition counseling by satisfaction surveys. It can serve as a reference provide dietitian to correct nutrition counseling skills for cancer patients. Methods This study was a single group with pretest‐posttest questionnaire. The subjects were patients with head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and colorectal cancer never received nutritional counseling (n = 18), a questionnaire was conducted before and after nutritional counseling for 1 month later. Patients’ common nutritional questions and the condition of dietitians replied, whether to understand the dietitians’ recommendation, whether the recommendation could be helpful, whether the recommendation would be performed were collected. Results Total ratios of dietitians answer to the nutritional questions in cancer patients were 52.0%. The ratios of patients which fully understand the contents of nutritional counseling were 88.9%, most understand were 5.6%. Only half of the patients felt nutritional counseling helpful and very helpful. The ratios of patients which were willing to follow the nutritionist's recommendation were 61.0%. Conclusions The low compliance rates of follow the nutritionist's recommendation since those do not meet patients’ needs, rather than patients do not understand. If the dietary recommendations can be closer to patient needs, should be able to improve patient compliance rate.