Factors Associated with Early Nutritional Status after Radical Gastrectomy in Patients with Gastric Cancer.
10.5388/aon.2015.15.4.219
- Author:
Bokyoung KIM
1
;
Ja Yun CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Stomach Neoplasms;
Gastrectomy;
Nutritional Status
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Depression;
Gastrectomy*;
Humans;
Nutritional Status*;
Return to Work;
Stomach Neoplasms*
- From:Asian Oncology Nursing
2015;15(4):219-227
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aims of this study was to identify factors associated with nutritional status after radical gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer at the post 1 month and the post 3-6 months independently. METHODS: Participants consisted of 107 patients at the post 1 month and 131 patients at the post 3-6 months after radical gastrectomy. Data were collected from October 1, 2013 to May 14, 2014 using a Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). RESULTS: Stepwise multiple regression showed that factors associated with nutritional status at 1 month after radical gastrectomy were age (beta=.55, p<.001), anxiety (beta=.25, p=.007), and depression (beta=.23, p=.017), which explained the 42.6% of total variance of nutritional status. However, factors associated with nutritional status at 3-6 months after radical gastrectomy were depression (beta=.41, p=.017), return to work (beta=.20, p<.001), and age (beta=.29, p=.024), which explained 27.1% of the total variance of nutritional status. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, oncology nurses should be sensitive to the risk group of aged, depressed, anxious and delayed return to work patients for nutritional status during the early recovery period after radical gastrectomy.
