Symptoms and their impact on nutrition.
OBJECTIVE
To provide assessment guidelines and management strategies for symptoms affecting nutritional status in patients with cancer.


METHODS
Published articles, book chapters, and research reports.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with cancer experience a variety of symptoms that affect their nutritional status. It is possible to reduce the impact of these symptoms on the nutritional status of the patient through effective symptom management strategies, nutritional assessments, and interventions.


CONCLUSIONS
The nutritional status of cancer patients can be supported by anticipating and managing disease- and treatment-related symptoms. Nurses contribute actively to the achievement of positive patient outcomes when they manage symptoms in a manner that enhances nutrition.
Grant
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Nursing Research and Education, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
Kravits
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D000855:Anorexia / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D005221:Fatigue / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D009325:Nausea / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D014839:Vomiting / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control