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Titre : | Physical symptom burden of post-treatment head and neck cancer patients influences their characterization of food: Findings of a repertory grid study (2016) |
Auteurs : | M. Alvarez-Camacho ; L. Martinez-Michel ; Silvia Gonella ; et al. |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | European Journal of Oncology Nursing (Vol. 22, June 2016) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 54-62 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Comportement alimentaire ; Qualité de vie ; Signes et symptômes ; Tumeurs de la tête et du cou |
Résumé : |
Background and aim
Dietary advice for post treatment head and neck cancer (HNC) patients emphasizes food characteristics of nutritional value and texture, and not patients' characterization of food. The aim of this study was to determine patients' characterization of food. Methods Repertory grid interviews were conducted with 19 orally-fed HNC patients between 4 and 10 months post-treatment to characterize foods commonly eaten, avoided and eaten sometimes. Patients compared and rated 12 foods using their own descriptors. Data were analyzed by General Procrustes Analysis (GPA). Socio-demographic status, taste and smell alterations, appetite and food intake data were also collected. Patient physical symptom burden was defined by University of Washington-Quality of Life Physical Function domain scores and used to stratify patients with less physical symptom burden (n = 11, score ≥ 61.7) or greater physical symptom burden (n = 8, score |
Disponible en ligne : | Non |
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Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
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REV | Périodique papier | Woluwe | Espace revues | Consultation sur place uniquement Exclu du prêt |