Relationship between malnutrition and the presence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in hospitalized cancer patients

Background Anxiety and depression are a common issue in patients with cancer, yet understudied among hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptomatology in cancer inpatients and its relationship with malnutrition. Methods Cross-section...

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Published in:Supportive care in cancer 2022-02, Vol.30 (2), p.1607-1613
Main Authors: Sánchez-Torralvo, Francisco José, Contreras-Bolívar, Victoria, Ruiz-Vico, María, Abuín-Fernández, José, González-Almendros, Inmaculada, Barrios, Manuel, Olveira, Gabriel
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Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - etiology
Cancer
Cancer patients
Care and treatment
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - etiology
Diagnosis
Hospital patients
Hospitalization
Humans
Malnutrition
Malnutrition - epidemiology
Malnutrition - etiology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Nursing
Nursing Research
Nutrition
Nutrition Assessment
Nutritional Status
Oncology
Oncology, Experimental
Original
Original Article
Pain Medicine
Palliative care
Product/Service Evaluations
Rehabilitation Medicine
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Summary:Background Anxiety and depression are a common issue in patients with cancer, yet understudied among hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptomatology in cancer inpatients and its relationship with malnutrition. Methods Cross-sectional study in hospitalized cancer patients. A nutritional assessment was done using the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria to diagnose malnutrition. Data regarding anxiety and depression symptomatology was obtained with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results A total of 282 inpatients were assessed. GLIM criteria found 20% (66) of well-nourished and 80% (216) with malnutrition. HADS presented an average score of 8.3 ± 4.4 with respect to anxiety and an average score of 7.7 ± 4.6 with respect to depression. Up to 54% of the patients showed a possible presence of anxiety, and 45.3% of them showed a possible presence of depression. In malnourished patients, HADS score was non-significantly higher with respect to anxiety (8.5 ± 4.3 in malnourished vs 7.1 ± 4.6 in well-nourished; p  = 0.06) and was significantly higher with respect to depression (8.2 ± 4.6 in malnourished vs 5.3 ± 4.0 in well-nourished; p  
ISSN:0941-4355
1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-021-06532-y