Nutritional status and risk of malnutrition in oncological pediatric patients

Abstract

Prehrana, iako nije najvažnija u terapiji djece i adolescenata sa zloćudnim bolestima, nužna je kako bi se spriječila pojava pothranjenosti te kako bi borba protiv bolest i ishod liječenja bio što uspješniji. Cilj ovog rada bio je ispitati promjene veličine i sastava tijela do kojih dolazi tijekom liječenja, utvrditi kakvoću prehrane pomoću dnevnika prehrane te procijeniti rizik od pojave pothranjenosti pomoću upitnika STRONGkids kod djece i adolescenata sa zloćudnim bolestima (n=7) hospitaliziranih u Klinici za dječje bolesti Zagreb. Rezultati su u prosjeku pokazali smanjenje tjelesne mase, indeksa tjelesne mase, bazalnog metabolizma, udjela mišićnog tkiva, opsega struka i bokova nakon mjesec dana liječenja. Dnevnicima prehrane utvrđen je previsok unos zasićenih masnih kiselina, šećera i natrija te prenizak unos vlakana i određenih mikronutrijenata. Prema STRONGkids upitniku svi ispitanici svrstani su u srednji rizik od pothranjenosti, a nakon mjesec dana situacija se pogoršala kod jedne ispitanice.Although diet is not the most important factor in therapy for children and adolescents with cancer, it is crucial for prevention of malnutrition, for more successful fight against cancer and better outcomes of therapy. The goals of this research were to examine changes in body size and composition during therapy, to follow the quality of diet with nutrition diary and to check the risk of malnutrition with STRONGkids questionnaire in children and adolescents with cancer (n=7) hospitalized in Zagreb Children's Hospital. The results after one month of therapy showed decrease of body mass, body mass index, basal metabolism, fat mass percentage, waist and hip range. Nutrition diaries showed too high intake of saturated fat acids, monosaccharides, sodium and too low intake of dietary fibre and some micronutrients. According to STRONGkids questionnaire, all patients were in medium risk of malnutrition and after a month one patient got into the high risk

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