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| Study on the correlation between nutritional status, pain degree and quality of life in tumor patients |
| 1HuangYingchun,2LiMingjie,3LiHuiyu,1YeXianghong,1ZhangLi,1WangXinying |
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Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China；2
Department of Tumor
Centre, The University of Hong Kong?Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong, China;3
Department of Tumor, General Hospital
of Eastern Theater Command, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China |
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Abstract Objective To explore the relationship between nutritional status, pain degree and life quality of tumor patients.
Methods A total of 50 cancer patients in General Hospital of Eastern Theater Command were investigated by demographic
information questionnaire, numerical rating scale (NRS)、patient generated subjective global assessment（PG⁃SGA）and EORTC
QLQ⁃C30. Results The incidence of pain in cancer patients was 60% and the incidence of severe malnutrition was 46%.
Comparison of the number of pain cases with different nutritional status was statistically significant (P<0.01). Somatic function,
emotional function, overall health status were negatively correlated with pain (P<0.05) while constipation and shortness of breath
were positively correlated with pain (P<0.05). Nutritional status scores were negatively correlated with somatic function, role
function, emotional function, overall health status in the quality of life score (P<0.05), and positively correlated with fatigue, pain,
loss of appetite (P<0.01). Conclusion The incidence of pain and malnutrition in cancer patients is high and affects each other, so it
is worth further exploring its correlation.
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Received: 15 May 2021
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