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Trial reportScientific reports2025

The effect of individual nutrition counseling on the life quality and weight in patients with gastric cancer following total gastrectomy.

Nasrin Keshtkar, Farzad Shidfar, Seyed Ruhollah Miri, Fatemeh Sadat Hosseini-Baharanchi, Rafat Bagherzadeh, Seyed Mojtaba Ghoreishy

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Nasrin KeshtkarDepartment of Nutrition, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
Farzad ShidfarNutritional Sciences Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. farzadshidfar@yahoo.com.
Seyed Ruhollah MiriCancer Institute, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh Sadat Hosseini-BaharanchiMinimally Invasive Surgery Research Center & Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Rafat BagherzadehSchool of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Mojtaba GhoreishyDepartment of Nutrition & Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The primary objective of this research is to investigate the influence of individual nutritional counseling (INC) on the quality of life (QOL) of gastric cancer patients who have undergone total gastrectomy. This prospective randomized controlled trial included 59 patients who were randomly assigned to either an intervention group, which received INC, or a control group. QOL data were collected by using the EORTC QOL-C30 and QOL-STO22 questionnaire. Weight and BMI were measured at discharge and two-month follow-up. The intervention group demonstrated significant improvements in several dimensions compared to the control group, including global health score and reduction in weight and BMI loss (all p < 0.01). This study highlights INC as an essential aspect of comprehensive care provided for patients following total gastrectomy. The intervention has been proven to be highly effective in enhancing QOL, physical function, and psychological well-being, as well as in mitigating the adverse effects of post-surgical complications. QOL was measured using the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-STO22 questionnaires, and weight and BMI were assessed at discharge and two months postoperatively. Patients in the intervention group showed significant improvements in overall health, physical functioning, fatigue, anorexia, and dysphagia (all p < 0.01), as well as in nausea and vomiting, reflux, and eating restrictions (all p < 0.05). The intervention group also had significantly less reduction in body weight and BMI (p < 0.001). These findings support the integration of INC as a vital component of postoperative care to improve physical, psychological, and nutritional outcomes in patients undergoing total gastrectomy.

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Body WeightCounselingGastrectomyQuality of LifeStomach NeoplasmsAdultAgedBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutritional StatusProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesIndividual nutritional counselingQuality of lifeTotal gastrectomyWeight loss

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PMID40999013
PMCPMC12464262

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