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Effects of Individualized Nutritional Education Programs on the Level of Nutrient Intake and Nutritional Status of Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Palliative Chemotherapy
Kwi Ock Park, Smi Choi-Kwon
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2012;42(6):799-809.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.6.799
Published online: December 31, 2012

1Center for Cancer Education and Information, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

2College of Nursing, Seoul National University, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Choi-Kwon, Smi. College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Korea. Tel: +82-2-740-8830, Fax: +82-2-765-4103, smi@snu.ac.kr
• Received: January 4, 2012   • Accepted: November 7, 2012

© 2012 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an individualized nutritional education programs on nutrient intake and nutritional status of patients with colorectal cancer who are undergoing palliative chemotherapy.
  • Methods
    Forty patients with colorectal cancer (19 experimental and 21 control patients) were recruited from a chemotherapy ward at S University Hospital in Seoul, Korea. The experimental group received two individualized nutritional counseling sessions and two telephone counseling sessions over 6 weeks. The control group received nutritional counseling after completion of data collection. Nutritional education included general guidelines for food intake while receiving chemotherapy, dietary guidelines for patients with colorectal cancer, daily meal schedules to overcome cancer, and dietary guideline for each chemotherapy side effect. Data were analyzed using χ2-test and t-test with the SPSS program 17.0.
  • Results
    Two group comparison revealed that the experimental group had significantly improved calorie (p=.038) and total protein intake (p=.001), and serum albumin percentage change (p=.040). Body weight did not increase but remained the same as the baseline in both groups.
  • Conclusion
    Study results indicate that this individualized nutritional education programs are effective in enhancing nutrient intake and nutritional status of patients with colorectal cancer who are undergoing palliative chemotherapy.
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Figure 1
Process of the study.
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Table 1
Individualized Nutritional Education Programs
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Table 2
General and Nutritional Characteristics of Participants (N=40)
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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; FOLFOX=Oxaliplantin+Leucovorin+5-Fluorouracil; FOLFIRI=Irinotecan+Leucovorin+5-Fluorouracil.

Table 3
Comparison of Nutrient Intake and Nutritional Status between the Groups (N=40)
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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; DRICP (%)=Dietary reference intakes for cancer patient.

Table 4
Analysis of Nutrient Intakes in the Experimental and Control Groups (N=40)
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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; FDOTE=Fat distribution of total energy.

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      Figure 1 Process of the study.
      Effects of Individualized Nutritional Education Programs on the Level of Nutrient Intake and Nutritional Status of Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Palliative Chemotherapy

      Individualized Nutritional Education Programs

      General and Nutritional Characteristics of Participants (N=40)

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; FOLFOX=Oxaliplantin+Leucovorin+5-Fluorouracil; FOLFIRI=Irinotecan+Leucovorin+5-Fluorouracil.

      Comparison of Nutrient Intake and Nutritional Status between the Groups (N=40)

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; DRICP (%)=Dietary reference intakes for cancer patient.

      Analysis of Nutrient Intakes in the Experimental and Control Groups (N=40)

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; FDOTE=Fat distribution of total energy.

      Table 1 Individualized Nutritional Education Programs

      Table 2 General and Nutritional Characteristics of Participants (N=40)

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; FOLFOX=Oxaliplantin+Leucovorin+5-Fluorouracil; FOLFIRI=Irinotecan+Leucovorin+5-Fluorouracil.

      Table 3 Comparison of Nutrient Intake and Nutritional Status between the Groups (N=40)

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; DRICP (%)=Dietary reference intakes for cancer patient.

      Table 4 Analysis of Nutrient Intakes in the Experimental and Control Groups (N=40)

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; FDOTE=Fat distribution of total energy.


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